The Role of The Role of Women in Women in

Cambodian Cambodian Society TodaySociety Today

Prepared : Ouk Veasna

Statement of the Statement of the problems in the general problems in the general

waysways

Past time , women were regarded as only the

housewives.

However, all works are not very effective without

women’s participations.

Later on , women are encouraged into social

affair.

Describing the man Describing the man points in text bodypoints in text body

Section I : The Role of Women in Family…

Section II : Economic extension…

Section III : Improving of Women Resources

Section IV : The Role of Women in Society

Section V : Eliminate the discrimination…

ProblemProblem

Main Question:

What is the Role of Women in Cambodian Society today?

Supported QuestionsSupported Questions

What is the role of women in the family ?

How does the women help economic extension ?

How does the women improve the women

resource ?

What is the participation of women in society ?

How can the women avoid from discrimination ?

Objective of Objective of ResearchResearch

To inform women to know their roles.

Many women are still violated the right .

To build the confidence / bravery for women.

To eliminate the tricking on women.

To Push women to cooperate in public in order

to show their own abilities .

Methodology of Methodology of ResearchResearch

+ Secondary data:Khmer document:

- Document from CWCC

- Television “TVK”

Foreign document:- Law books

- Internet “ www.cwcc.org.kh ”

+ Scope & coverage:I have spent over 5 weeks for searching this topic.

Historical Historical BackgroundBackground

I. The Role of Women in I. The Role of Women in FamilyFamily

Take Care FamilyTake Care Family– ChildrenChildren– Family EconomyFamily Economy

Housed AffairsHoused Affairs– FoodFood– Clothes Clothes

Make Family to be HappyMake Family to be Happy _ Being as a good mother or wife _ Being as a good mother or wife

II. Economic extensionII. Economic extension

1. women Need to have her own position

Health ( keep healthy )

Self-Confidence

Saving of payments

II. Economic II. Economic extensionextension

2. Family Feed their family ( without going out )

Afford their children school fee and other

payments

Increase the incomes for the family.....

No violence in the family

Argument reductions

II. Economic extensionII. Economic extension

3. Society Increase the number of workers and make

society better

Can provide more taxes to government to

development the country

poverty reduction

III. Improving of Women Resources

Self RespondSelf Respond+ Business+ Business

+ Decisions + Decisions Training SkillTraining Skill

++ Got certain skillGot certain skill High EducationHigh Education

+ Graduate at least grade 9+ Graduate at least grade 9

IV. The Role of Women in Society

Social AffairSocial Affair * Be white or blue workers* Be white or blue workers * Maintain social order (family & * Maintain social order (family &

community)community) * keep the culture and traditions of the * keep the culture and traditions of the

nation nation OrganizationsOrganizations

* Mostly, women work or get the many * Mostly, women work or get the many knowledge from organization knowledge from organization

* Educational women can help other * Educational women can help other minded-crisis women through the NGOsminded-crisis women through the NGOs

IV. The Role of Women in Society

Political Affair

* Good representative of the country

* Women in regarded as powerless person,

but powerful in thinking.

* Growing the bravery of women in making

decision in public

* Express their majority through their votes

V. Eliminate DiscriminationV. Eliminate Discrimination

Equal right to men

Women trafficking reduction

Chance to choose 100 years friend

Chance to challenge with men

Chance to show the capability widely

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