Abstract

The objective of this study were : 1) to study The Encouragement of The Local Women Role Through The Women Empowerment Funds in Tambon Pakbong Pasang District Lamphun Province, 2) to compare The Encouragement of The Local Women Role Through The Women Empowerment Funds in Tambon Pakbong Pasang District Lamphun Province, 3) to study the problem, obstacles and suggestions of The Encouragement of The Local Women Role Through The Women Empowerment Funds in Tambon Pakbong Pasang District Lamphun Province and 4) to study the implementation of the Buddhist principles, Sappurisa Dhamma for applying to The Encouragement of The Local Women Role Through The Women Empowerment Funds in Tambon Pakbong Pasang District Lamphun Province. The research implemented by the Mixed Methods Research, it was the Quantitative Research, Survey Research , the sample in this research were 296 people of the members of Tambol Pakbong’s Women Empowerment Funds, analyzed the data by Frequency, Percentage, Average (Mean) and Standard Deviation, testing with F-test, using One Way Analysis of Variance (One Way ANOVA) and compare the  differences of the average in pairs by means of the variance Least Significant Difference (LSD), and Qualitative Research by In-depth Interviews with the Key Informants and analyzed the data by Content Analysis Technique.

The research results shows that: 

1) The Encouragement of The Local Women Role Through  The Women Empowerment Funds in Tambon Pakbong Pasang District Lamphun Province, overall level was moderate.

2) Comparison of The Encouragement of The Local Women Role Through  The Women Empowerment Funds in Tambon Pakbong Pasang District Lamphun Province  classified by personal factors including age, marital status, education, occupation and income found that the people of difference in age, marital status and  occupation have been encouraging of  the local women role through the Women Empowerment Funds in  Tambon Pakbong Pasang District Lamphun Province, not difference. The people who differed in education and income have been the encouragement of differ significantly at 0.01.

3) The problem and obstacles of The Encouragement of The Local Women Role Through  The Women Empowerment Funds in Tambon Pakbong Pasang District Lamphun Province found that someone lacked confidence in themselves,  did not dare to show off and sometimes they didn’t get cooperation from somebody because of gender inequality. The suggestions were they should get enhancing awareness of the Sexual rights,  introduce to be a volunteer for to be a local leader and people should participate with the state agencies to develop their locality.

4) Conclusion is that The Encouragement of The Local Women Role Through The Women Empowerment Funds in  Tambon Pakbong Pasang District Lamphun Province which the people interested to encourage the role women to the local leadership in a variety of ways. They wanted to terminate sexual harassment and ready to show  the full potential of your own in different situations. The Women Funds gave an opportunity to all women have a role to working in their area that they can draft the roles in working together and to be a leader  by activation of Tambon Pakbong Empowerment Funds. In addition, the encouragement of the local role women will develop the power of women to be strong. 

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