1. National Commission on Women’s Affairs and Family Development and Sub Committees

Committees
Chair: the Deputy Prime Minister
Members: Representatives from 18 GOs, 2 NGOs and 10 resource persons
Secretariat: Office of Women’s Affairs and Family Development (OWAFD)
 

Sub Committees
law improvement
women in economic and education
protection of women’s rights from violence
women’s health
women’s political   participation
   

Chair: resource person

Members: NGOs, Gos, representatives from GFP, specialists

Secretariat: OWAFD

Functions:
Serve as facilitating mechanism in providing recommendations & suggestions for work of OWAFD
Initiate gender analysis study
Formulate guidelines for best practices & design for monitoring & evaluation
 
2. Chief Gender Equality Officer (CGEO) and Gender Focal Points (GFP) Cabinet’s approval in 31 July 2001 (NCWA proposed).  All Ministries and Departments to appoint one at the executive level the Chief Gender Equality Officer (CGEO) and establish Gender Focal Point (GFP) which Civil Service Commission to set up criteria for CGEO and GFP. The objectives promote gender equality in Thai Civil Service System and create networks of gender equality in Thai Civil Service System.
 

Mission of CGEO  
Set policy and Supervision : Gender perspectives to be integrated in all organizational structure and mission
Support : Learning/training in gender mainstreaming in their agency as well as collection of sex-disaggregated data
Be trained in gender mainstreaming
   

Mission of GFP
Coordinate in implementing gender integration in all plans/projects
Formulate a Master Plan of gender equality promotion
Evaluate and make annual report to Office of Civil Service Commission
   

Supportive Mechanisms
Provincial Offices of Social Development  and Welfare
Association of Thai Women Parliamentarian
Gender Focal Point Network in APEC
UN Organizations and other international  organizations

    Protection and Advocacy of Women’s Right
       

    Scope of Work
    		Establish System and Machinery for Women
    		Protection and Advocacy
    		Establish Understanding on Women’s Right
    		Encourage Women to Protect their Rights
    		 

    Implementation
    		Amend Laws and Draft New Laws for
    		Gender Equality  e.g.. Gender Equality Bill
    		Establish System for Reproductive
    		Health Protection
    		Establish System for Women’s Right
    		Protection in Community