Woman can be a strong symbol for non-violence and will play a role in bringing political reconciliation in Thailand, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told a gathering at the World Economic Forum. The prime minister cited Burmese opposition leader Ang San Suu Kyi, who she recently met during an official visit to Burma, with a passion on democracy and a global non-violence symbol. The Thai prime minister's vision of women in society and their role is in contract to Facebook's CEO, Sheryl Sandberg, who calls for closer ambition gap between men and women. She said parents do not usually raise their daughters to be ambition; female equality may have improved at work but not at home; and successful men are better liked while successful females are less liked. Both were in the WEF's session on “Women as the Way Forward along with Desmond Tutu, the South African archbishop; Michelle Bachelet from United Nation Women; and Al Zain Talal, CEO of Bahrain Mumtalakat. The session was moderated by Kristof Nicholas from the New York Times. “No women will want to hurt themselves – if we give them opportunity to better themselves,” Yingluck said. In her opening remark, the Thai prime minister said as a woman she was proud to be Thai as she had a chance to receive education, run a company and become the first female primier.
