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REPRESENTED, RESPECTED: LAUNCH OF ‘WOMEN MAKE THE NEWS – THAILAND’ ONLINE DATABASE OF THAI FEMALE EXPERTS FOR JOURNALISTS

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017NEWS & ACTIVITIES

7 MARCH, 2017, BANGKOK – Research shows that women are most often depicted as victims, family figures and sex objects in Thai media – representations that clash with reality as Thai women’s contributions to society grow and their areas of expertise become increasingly diverse. UNESCO Bangkok and partners have launched the “Woman Make the News (WMN) – Thailand” online database of Thai female experts for journalists to address this disparity.

CALL FOR REGISTRATION: MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION TRAINING TRAINING FOR THAI FEMALE EXPERTS.

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017NEWS & ACTIVITIES

As part of the launch of “Women Make the News – Thailand”, UNESCO Bangkok, in partnership with Australian Aid, is organizing a free training open to Thai female professionals in the fields of

CCDKM A PARTNER OF INNOVATIVE PROJECT TO ADVANTAGE A GENDER EQUALITY

January 19, 2017January 19, 2017NEWS & ACTIVITIES

THE WOMEN MAKE THE NEWS – Thailand database is a tool to advance gender equality in the media and society by providing journalists with expert sources to feature more women in news media.

PROMOTING WOMEN’S DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT ITU TELECOM WORLD

November 24, 2016November 24, 2016NEWS & ACTIVITIESCCDKM, ENTREPRENEURS, ITU, SMEs, THAILAND

Women business owners and entrepreneurs from across Thailand joined ITU Telecom World to benefit from training sessions to use online platforms to help grow their businesses online. This half-day event on November 16, 2017 featured hands-on mentoring for 27 women entrepreneurs leading startups or small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand.