Leadership in Thailand (4)

The major point of discussion was how to define the concept of gender and leadership in the Thai context. In Thailand females hold significant leadership positions in national and local government, universities, business corporations and family business enterprises (Picavet, 2005;and Yukondi, 2005). Thai business operations are competing in an increasingly global environment, and female managers and entrepreneurs make substantial
contributions in many industrial sectors.

However, females continue to be underrepresented at higher organisational levels, and only a small proportion of
females make it to the top of Thai organisations (Yukongdi, 2005). Recent official statistics show that females are underrepresented in top management positions in both private and public organisations, despite continuing improvements in educational achievements (Charmpoonod, 2001; Marie Col, Meksawan,
Sopchokchai, 2001; Picavet, 2005, and Yukondi, 2005).