In the book “Thai Women in the Global Labor Force” anthropologist Mary Beth Mills analyze Thailand’s economic growth at its peak that was generated upon women’s labor. Thai women who originally live in rural areas migrated to the city of Bangkok for its modernity, easy access to our everyday necessities, living a life they desire, and to provide for their families back home. Nok, a twenty-three years old woman from the North East province Baan Naa Sakae, encountered the advantage and disadvantage of the growing city. She experienced the hardship of working at a factory for hours, low wages, unpleasant working conditions, adapting to an imagined and “modern” self identity, and gender norms in the Thai community. Women from the country side
