HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR THE EQUALITY OF EMPLOYEES WITH GENDER DIFFERENCES AND THE REDUCTION OF CONFLICTS IN PHETCHABURI PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to examine the acceptance situation towards employees with gender differences in the management of human resources at Phetchaburi Provincial Administration Organization; influencing factors and contexts of human resource management for the equality of employees with gender differences and ; impacts on the human resource management when unfair treatments occurred to the employees with different genders in Phetchaburi Provincial Administration Organization. This study employed a qualitative design. Data were collected through the reviews of documents and evidence, non-participant observations, and indepth interviews. Thirteen key informants included employees with gender differences in Phetchaburi Provincial Administration Organization. The data were analyzed with a thematic analysis. Findings revealed that the acceptance situation towards employees with gender differences was at a high level as although some organizational administrators were found biased against individuals with gender differences, the human resource management of the organization reflected that almost every sampled employee was treated equally and fairly by the organizational administrators; the influencing factors and contexts of human resource management for the equality of employees with gender differences included recruitment, access to a high-ranking position, and opportunities for selfdevelopment training and ; the impact on the human resource management when occurred to the employees with different genders in Phetchaburi Provincial Administration Organization was the unequal professional advancement that the employees with gender differences received when compared to male or female civil servants, especially when progressing towards senior administrative positions.