Relationship Between the New Public Service Factors and the Effectiveness of Woman Empowerment Fund Policy Implementation: A Case Study of Mueang Mae Hong Son District, Mae Hong Son Province

Abstract

This study aims to study: (1) the effectiveness of implementing the Women’s Employment Fund policy; (2) the level of new public service delivery by the Women’s Employment Fund; (3) the comparison of the effectiveness of implementing the Women’s Employment Fund policy across various personal factors and (4) the relationship between the new public service delivery factors and the effectiveness of implementing the Women’s Employment Fund policy in Mueang Mae Hong Son District, Mae Hong Son Province.A quantitative research method was employed, with the population consisting of leaders and committee members of the Women’s Employment Fund driving teams in all seven sub-districts, municipalities and fund members in Mueang Mae Hong Son District, totaling 1,350 individuals, using a 95% confidence level and Yamane's formula, a minimum sample size of 309 was determined. The sample was randomly selected by cluster sampling method. The research tool was a questionnaire, and data were analyzed using frequency distributions, percentage, standard deviation, mean, t-test, One-way ANOVA, with a Pearson’s Correlation significance level set at 0.05.The findings reveal that: (1) the overall effectiveness of implementing the Women’s Employment Fund policy in Mueang Mae Hong Son District is high; (2) the level of new public service delivery management by the Women’s Employment Fund in Mueang Mae Hong Son District is also high; (3) comparing the effectiveness of policy implementation with personal factors, it was found that age, education level, and income did not show significant differences, whereas marital status, occupation, and membership duration did show significant differences; and (4) there is a very strong positive relationship between new public service delivery factors and the effectiveness of policy implementation in Mueang Mae Hong Son District, with a correlation coefficient of 0.878 at the 0.05 significance level.

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