Workshop of Public Communication Process for Accessing to Gender-Sensitive Justice

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Event type: Courses, workshops

Start date: 01 May 2015 | Start time: 02:00 UTC +00:00

End date: 03 May 2015 | End time: 05:00 UTC +00:00

Location: Baan Amphawa Resort and Spa, Amphawa, Samut Songkhram, Thailand

Event description

Specific Committee on Gender Equality in Law Reform Commission of Thailand cooperates with the Project of Women and Children’s Rights Promotion, Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development to establish the workshop of public communication process for accessing to gender-sensitive justice. The content of this workshop is focused on knowledge of gender equality, especially legal approach and accessing to justice process.

This workshop aims to introduce the representatives from each branch of mass media realize gender sensitivity and have moral attitude on gender value. Moreover, they are able to organize their public spaces to improve the concept of gender sensitivity to their audiences. However, the attendees can share their opinions to adjust the patterns and approach of information considered women’s human rights in order to solve women’ problems and making the connection of mobilizing women’s law and access to justice with sustainability.

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Agenda

Time	Day 1: Friday 1 May 2015 “Gender Conceptual Adjustment”	Day 2: Saturday 2 May 2015 “Gender Bias in Media”	Day 3: Sunday 3 May 2015 “News report tools and related Legislations”
09:00 - 10:00	In-depth listening exercise and knowledge area creation	Revisit Gender Bias / Stereotypes in public communication	1 Hours and 30 minutes: Exchange knowledge / News report exercise on Sexual Harassment news (Group work: 4 groups, Each group = 5 participants)
10:00 - 11:00	Gender Box exercise	Interview technique 2: Gender sensitive issue	Sharing knowledge: Related legislation such as Surrogacy Law Civil Partnership Registration Bill Criminal Code: Sex Crimes Domestic Violence Act B.E. 2550 (2007)
11:00 - 12:00	Power and Privilege System	Interview technique 2: Gender sensitive issue
12:00 – 13:00		LUNCH
13:00 - 15:00	Patriarchy Social Structure	Interview technique 2: Gender sensitive issue
15:00 - 16:00	Barriers that prevent the access to justice of women	1 Hours and 30 Minutes: CEDAW (30 minutes) and Gender Equality Act B.E. 2558 (2015)
		DINNER
18:30 - 19:00	Interview/discussion with case (s)	Interview/discussion with case (s)