Category: Criminalization

December 19, 2023

Beyond Marriage: Empowering Girls to Be More Than Brides

Child marriage remains a concerning issue, particularly in Southeast Asia. Previous studies have highlighted its detrimental effects on women’s vulnerability, impacting fertility control, maternal health care, and human rights. In northern Thailand, historical biases favouring […]

March 3, 2023

Decriminalizing Sex Work: Unpacking The Controversy

The decriminalization of sex work is a controversial topic, fraught with legal and political implications and complicated terminology. Opinions are deeply divided, especially among women’s rights advocates.  A key argument is that decriminalization would only […]

February 10, 2023

Call It What It Is: Use Words to Empower Women

Words are powerful. The way that we talk about common issues shapes the beliefs and norms we have about them. Changing the language we use and the conversations we have allows new ideas to form […]

January 7, 2019

Start The Year Off Right: Center For Girls’s First Campaigning 2019

It took Center For Girls five days of the new year only to get on the streets of Chiang Khong and to promote human rights! On Saturday, we had the great opportunity to campaign against […]

August 30, 2016

Filmmaking Is Changemaking

Empowering young females, and raising awareness in Chiang Khong’s communities in order to fight stigmas associated with teenage pregnancy: This is what the Women’s Lens Project is all about. Center for Girls works with young […]