Women can lead push for growthMembers of the State Enterprises Workers' Relations Confederation call for better welfare for women labourers during a demonstration on March 8, 2021. Women's rights begin with physical security. But a major obstacle is that women's rights organisations -- which are best positioned to address gendered poverty and violence -- face persistent funding gaps. The economic case for boosting investment in women's rights organisations, and for ensuring that financing and budget decisions strengthen women's safety and autonomy, has long been settled. Investing in women's rights is not charity; it is a form of giving that generates outsize gains for all.

Source: Bangkok Post March 09, 2026 00:25 UTC