Two-day Regional Conference on the Role of Women in the Police Force
“Modern Challenges and Opportunities to Foster Best Practices and Adherence to the Rule of Law” in Bangkok

Representatives of South-East Asian police forces meet for fruitful discussions in Bangkok.

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This was the first Regional Conference of its kind, focusing primarily on women in the police force. Women from police forces of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar were attending the conference.

The leading international resource persons for the conference were Wolfgang Sommer, President of the Bavarian Police in Germany and Police Director Gerd Enkling, who also heads the formal education programme of the Bavarian Police. Each of the police forces were presenting on their perspectives on the role of women in their respective police forces.

Resident Representative of HSF Myanmar, Achim Munz, together with a small delegation of women police officers of Myanmar, travelled to the conference in Bangkok.

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Key discussions at the conference focused on the prevalent gap between the participation of women and men in the police force, the stereotyping of female officers to specific roles and duties and the limited extend of female assignment in command and supervisory roles.