The Women Leaders in Management and Development Community in Khilek Subdistrict, Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

This article explored Women Leaders and Community Management and Development in Khilek subdistrict, Mae Taeng district, Chiang Mai province had objectives were to studied: 1) the roles of women leaders in community management and development, 2) strategies, techniques, and management tools applied by women leaders in community management and development, 3) the conditions of important factors which supports management and community development of women leaders, and 4) the appropriate approaches for women leaders' community management and development.

The results of research found there were 6 types of women leaders: local women leaders, community women leaders, government women leaders, private women leaders, and community philosophers which acts in two ways, namely following the law and following the social role by applying strategies, techniques, and management tools, including communication strategies for awareness and understanding, Leader-first strategy , Integrated Management Strategy, Techniques for teamwork, Learning Community Strategy, Situational Management for Change, and conflict management. The factors that supported management and community development of women leaders to achieve success consisted of leadership, expression behavior, knowledge, competence, development work experience, family readiness, getting a chance to work, and receiving cooperation from all sectors. Moreover, the suggestions that were appropriate guidelines for community development management were: 1) The government has a policy and strategy for women's rights and liberties, 2) There should be more support for women leaders, 3) There should be building giving opportunities society, 4) There should be a community women's council, 5) Should increase the capacity of women's networks at all levels, 6) Should create women leaders of learning, 7) Should build a mechanism for community participation 8) There should be community reconciliation committee 9) There should be an establishment of a community merit or fund, 10) There should be motivation to work.