commercial sex, others looked at it as a type of work women might choose due to their particular reasons and circumstances.' Sex workers and human rights Sex workers in Thailand have been resisting and organizing for decades. In 1985 with support from the Thai activist and women's human rights defender Chantawipa Apisuk they formed their first organization - Empower Foundation. In 2004 a second sex worker organization created by Empower members SWING began. Empower has had a leading role in creating many other networks and organizations to address issues of HIV, migration, political reform, natural disasters e.g. tsunami. Sex workers are often unrecognized in their roles as leaders of Thai feminism and movement building. www.empowerfoundation.org Women's studies academic degrees Two institutions in Thailand offer a graduate level Women's Studies degree: Chiangmai University in 2000 and the Women's and Youth Studies Programme in Thammasat University. The first Women' Studies Centre was established in 1981. The Gender and Development Studies (GDS) Field of Study at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). According to a Bangkok independent economist, Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput, by 2020 there will be one million more women than men in Thailand and 'The top 10 faculties of the top 10 universities in Thailand have more women students than male students except for accounting and education.' See also Orapin Chaiyakan EMPOWER Prostitution in Thailand Women in Thailand Gender inequality in Thailand References External links EMPOWER homepage Political movements in Thailand Thailand