Despite an increase in the number of female election candidates, women's rights advocates are still unhappy with the relatively small proportion of women running in the general election. Sutheera Vijitranond, chairwoman of the Association of the Promotion of the Status of Women, said only 20% of candidates contesting both the proportional representation, or party list, vote and constituency system were women.
To read the full article, please visit the Bangkok Post's Website.
Despite an increase in the number of female election candidates, women's rights advocates are still unhappy with the relatively small proportion of women running in the general election. Sutheera Vijitranond, chairwoman of the Association of the Promotion of the Status of Women, said only 20% of candidates contesting both the proportional representation, or party list, vote and constituency system were women.
To read the full article, please visit the Bangkok Post's Website.
