When Women Lead
On International Women’s Day, UN Women’s Regional Office for Asia-Pacific and UNDRR’s Women’s International Network on Disaster Risk Reduction co-hosted a virtual event highlighting the need for women’s leadership in COVID-19 recovery, and recognising the women who have played an essential role in their country’s COVID-19 response.
For the lead up of International Women’s Day 2021, UN Women’s Regional Office for Asia-Pacific commissioned a series of videos looking at women in leadership in Thailand and the Southeast Asia region. These videos featured prominent women leaders and change-makers such as Ploy Scott (Thai National Freediving record holder), Kotch Voraakhom (Award-winning landscape architect), Cindy Bishop (TV personality and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Asia and the Pacific), Ploy Phutpheng (Photographer) and Garima Arora (Michelin Star Chef).
Team
Director of Photography | Nicolas Axelrod
Editing | Lester Olayer
When Women Lead
This video takes a look at influential women across various careers in Thailand, sharing their experiences and gendered challenges ahead of International Women's Day 2021.
This is What Leadership Looks Like
Meet Jittirat Tantasirin, creating opportunities for women in the automotive industry in Thailand, Jittirat is the CEO of ATTA Autohaus and Benz Taling Chan and winner of the UN Women WEPS Awards 2020.