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1 online resource (xv, 157 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
The Sussex library of Asian and Asian American studies
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Sussex library of Asian and Asian American studies.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Politics in Southeast Asia : Where are the Women? / by Theresa W. Devasahayam -- "The Triple Burden" : Politics and the Competing Realities of Singaporean Women / by Theresa W. Devasahayam -- Political Spouse-hood for "Dummies" : An Insider's View / by Jacqueline A. Siapno -- How Islam Affects the Political Participation of Indonesian Women / by Susan Blackburn -- The Glass Ceiling and Sticky Floor : Filipino Women's Participation in Politics and Governance / by Carolyn I. Sobritchea -- Winds of Change for Women Politicians in Myanmar? : A Case Study of Aung San Suu Kyi / by Andrea Fleschenberg. |
Summary |
"This book aims to contribute to the discourse on women and politics in Southeast Asia. The chapters, covering Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Timor-Leste and Singapore, analyse the asymmetrical power relationships between the sexes and how power differentials between men and women play out in the realm of politics are a reflection of the power contestations women face with men in other spheres of everyday life. Each chapter seeks to ask a different question in terms of where women viz. men stand in the political landscape of their countries, in an effort to answer the question of "Where are the women" in the gender trope in Asian politics. While the chapters are primarily empirical as they delve into the challenges, contradictions and conflicts Southeast Asian women encounter, the main assertion is that women's struggles in the realm of politics are a result of having to operate within power structures created principally by men, thereby producing barriers for women to enter politics, on the one hand, and to increase their numbers and widen their sphere of influence, on the other. Recognizing that Asian politics is dominated by men, the question of how women have negotiated a value system that is inherently male-centred and male-controlled is also discussed. The implicit narrative demonstrated in this book is that the political arena should not be considered in isolation from other arenas but instead is essentially a mirror of other arenas - whether the home, workplace, nation, and/or global spaces -each marked by power contestations between men and women and having a spill-over effect on the other, as well as shaping women's experiences in the political realm"-- Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Women -- Political activity -- Southeast Asia.
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Women -- Political activity. |
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Southeast Asia. |
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Political participation -- Sex differences -- Southeast Asia.
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Political participation -- Sex differences. |
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Women politicians -- Southeast Asia.
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Women politicians. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
Added Author |
Devasahayam, Theresa W., editor.
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Other Form: |
Original 9781845199067 1845199065 (DLC) 2018005814 (OCoLC)1023815459 |
ISBN |
9781782845225 (electronic book) |
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1782845224 (electronic book) |
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9781845199067 |
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1845199065 |
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