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Video: Empowering the next generation of women leaders in Southeast Asia!

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September 15, 2026

Video: Empowering the next generation of women leaders in Southeast Asia!

International IDEA convened the sixth Young Women’s Empowerment Academy in Bangkok, Thailand, under the EU-funded WYDE Women’s Leadership Initiative.

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International IDEA convened the sixth Young Women’s Empowerment Academy in Bangkok, Thailand, under the EU-funded WYDE Women’s Leadership Initiative.

https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/stories/feature-story/2026/08/localizing-the-women-peace-and-security-agenda-through-community-based-mechanisms-in-thailand
August 14, 2026
Localizing the women, peace and security agenda through community-based mechanisms in Thailand

Adopted in 2000, UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1325 recognizes women’s critical role in preventing and resolving conflicts, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and post-conflict recovery, and calls for their equal participation and leadership in such efforts.

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https://www.idea.int/news/indigenous-young-women-leading-change-across-southeast-asia
August 12, 2026
Indigenous Young Women Leading Change Across Southeast Asia

Two extraordinary young Indigenous women recently participated in the Young Women Empowerment Academy organised by International IDEA for emerging women leaders across Southeast Asia.

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SOUTH ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA INTER REGIONAL DIALOGUE ON ADVANCING THE TRANSFORMATION OF GENDER SOCIAL NORMS TO ENHANCE WOMEN AND YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION IN LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING

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SOUTH ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA INTER REGIONAL DIALOGUE ON ADVANCING THE TRANSFORMATION OF GENDER SOCIAL NORMS TO ENHANCE WOMEN AND YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION IN LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING

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Women leaders remain scarce in Thai local politics. What can be done?

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June 19, 2024

Women leaders remain scarce in Thai local politics. What can be done?

According to a report by UN Women, as of January 2023, Thai women held only 20

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According to a report by UN Women, as of January 2023, Thai women held only 20

Source: The Nation Thailand
March 16, 2024
‘We have to try harder than the men’ – women politicians struggle for parity

Thailand was once regarded as one of the most progressive in fostering gender equality. It was the second country in Asia to grant women the right to vote, as far back as 1932.

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Interviews

November 10, 2023
Thai politicians, sexual harassment and what really needs to be fixed?

Move Forward Party MPs Wuttipong Thonglour and Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit were expelled from the party after it was decided by the party’s disciplinary board that they had sexually harassed party

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