Women And The Politics Of Representation In Southeast Asia

Author : Adeline Koh,Yu-Mei Balasingamchow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317662914

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Women and the Politics of Representation in Southeast Asia by Adeline Koh,Yu-Mei Balasingamchow Pdf

Singapore and Malaysia are rapidly modernising, globalising Asian states which, although being distinct nations since 1965, share common elements in the on-going struggle over the meaning of gender and sexuality in their societies. This is the first book to discuss a range of discourses around gender in these two countries. Women and the Politics of Representation in Southeast Asia: Engendering Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia seeks to give an overview of how gender and representation come together in various configurations in the history and contemporary culture of both nations. It examines the discursive construction of gender, sexuality and representation in a variety of areas, including the politics of everyday life, education, popular culture, literature, film, theatre and photography. Chapters examine a range of tropes such as the Orientalist "Sarong Party Girl," the iconic "Singapore Girl" of Singapore Airlines, and the figure of pious Muslim femininity celebrated by Malaysian NGO IMAN, all of which play important roles in delineating limitations for gender roles. The collection also draws attention to resistance to these gender boundaries in theatre, film, blogs and social media, and pedagogy. Bringing together research from a variety of humanistic and social science fields, such as film, material culture, semiotics, literature and pedagogy, the book is a comprehensive feminist survey that will be of use for students and scholars of Women’s Studies and Asian Studies, as well as on courses on gender, media and popular culture in Asia.

Author : Yu-Mei Balasingamchow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138491535

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Women and the Politics of Representation in Southeast Asia by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow Pdf

Singapore and Malaysia are rapidly modernising, globalising Asian states which, although being distinct nations since 1965, share common elements in the on-going struggle over the meaning of gender and sexuality in their societies. This is the first book to discuss a range of discourses around gender in these two countries. Women and the Politics of Representation in Southeast Asia: Engendering Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia seeks to give an overview of how gender and representation come together in various configurations in the history and contemporary culture of both nations. It examines the discursive construction of gender, sexuality and representation in a variety of areas, including the politics of everyday life, education, popular culture, literature, film, theatre and photography. Chapters examine a range of tropes such as the Orientalist "Sarong Party Girl," the iconic "Singapore Girl" of Singapore Airlines, and the figure of pious Muslim femininity celebrated by Malaysian NGO IMAN, all of which play important roles in delineating limitations for gender roles. The collection also draws attention to resistance to these gender boundaries in theatre, film, blogs and social media, and pedagogy. Bringing together research from a variety of humanistic and social science fields, such as film, material culture, semiotics, literature and pedagogy, the book is a comprehensive feminist survey that will be of use for students and scholars of Women�s Studies and Asian Studies, as well as on courses on gender, media and popular culture in Asia.

Author : Kazuki Iwanaga
Publisher : NIAS Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9788776940164

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Women's Political Participation and Representation in Asia by Kazuki Iwanaga Pdf

The ability of a small elite of highly educated, upper-class Asian women to obtain the highest political positions in their country is unmatched elsewhere in the world and deserves study. But there is a marked lack of relevant research as well as of comprehensive and user-friendly texts. Aiming to fill the gap is this timely and important study of the various obstacles and opportunities for women's political participation and representation in Asia.

Author : Andrea Fleschenberg,Claudia Derichs
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783643900999

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Women and Politics in Asia by Andrea Fleschenberg,Claudia Derichs Pdf

Why study the nexus of gender, politics, and democracy in Asia? What kind of democracy and political participation can we conceptualize and identify for this heterogeneous region? In the increasingly visible Asian context, which concepts, contexts, discourses, and practices do we need to reflect upon most in order to understand the complex relationship between gender and democratic processes? The contributions in this book engage with precisely these crucial questions, and do so by drawing on a variety of case studies covering India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Cambodia. In the process, they scrutinize women's roles, strategies, practices, and discourses on political participation and gender-inclusive political reform in various arenas of political engagement. The book's essays range from studies of political actors and institutions, public policy and gender mainstreaming, political theory and citizenship discourses, to the study of various women's movements. (Series: Politikwissenschaftliche Perspektiven - Vol. 15)

Author : Theresa W Devasahayam
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781782845225

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Women and Politics in Southeast Asia by Theresa W Devasahayam Pdf

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 womens 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 womens experiences in the political realm.

Author : Devin K. Joshi,Christian Echle
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000626810

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Substantive Representation of Women in Asian Parliaments by Devin K. Joshi,Christian Echle Pdf

Combining data from nearly 100 interviews with national parliamentarians from ten Asian countries, the contributors to this book analyze and evaluate the advancement of gender equality in Asia. As of the year 2022, no country in Asia has gender parity in its parliament. Meanwhile, the proportion of national-level women parliamentarians in Asia averages a mere 20%. What is more important than simple descriptive representation, however, is whether outcomes for women are improving. Rather than focusing on numerical representation, the chapters in this book focus on the substantive representation of women. In other words, what do women and men parliamentarians do to advance women’s well-being and gender equality? Using semi-structured interviews, the author of each chapter examines these efforts in the context of a specific Asian country. The case studies include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Timor-Leste. The book is an essential resource for scholars and students of Asian politics and the politics of gender.

Author : Devin K. Joshi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138638099

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Women in Asian Politics by Devin K. Joshi Pdf

Why has Asia fallen behind other world regions in women's parliamentary representation? What kinds of social and institutional transformations could further advance women's political representation across the Asian continent? Focusing on national parliaments, Devin K. Joshi provides scholars and students with an in-depth examination of representation of women in contemporary Asian politics. Whereas most studies have focused on descriptive representation and substantive representation, Joshi offers a more nuanced theoretical framework for understanding the impact of women on Asian politics and vice versa. He does so by presenting an original, integrated framework for studying gendered political representation applicable to any country, institution, or organization. This framework captures four generations of advances in the study of women's political representation: critical presence (descriptive and symbolic representation), critical diversity/intersectionality (diverse representation), critical mass and critical actors (substantive representation), and critical duration (sustainable representation). Drawing from a large dataset on the demographic characteristics of over 18,000 female and male members from 38 parliaments across Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and West Asia, he is able to address both why only some women enter parliament as well as why some women have more influence than others after entering. Important aspects of Asian parliamentary representation addressed in this book that have thus far been under-researched include: Why do some women stay in politics longer than others? Under what contexts do we see women holding cabinet positions and chairing parliamentary committees? Are women from all educational, occupational, age-cohort/generational, ethnic/religious, and marital status backgrounds included? Recognizing that descriptive and substantive representations include both quantitative and qualitative components, Women in Asiamakes an important contribution vis-à-vis previous work on women's representation in Asian politics both conceptually and empirically. Joshi successfully builds a bridge between mainstream comparative politics of Asia and the field of gender and politics.

Author : Theresa W. Devasahayam
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789812309556

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Gender Trends in Southeast Asia by Theresa W. Devasahayam Pdf

As a region, Southeast Asia has undergone enormous economic and social changes in the last few decades. Women as a collective have seen their lives transformed as a result of rapid development and economic growth. In exploring the progress made by Southeast Asian men and women, this book seeks to answer the following questions: (a) In what areas have women been able to achieve parity with men? (b) In what areas do women encounter specific disadvantages based on their gender as compared with men? and (c) How have womens concerns and problems been addressed by the governments in this region with the aim of encouraging gender equality? As the title of this book suggests, the chapters provide an analysis of the broad trends - including changes and continuities - in the experiences, interests and concerns of Southeast Asian women. The chapters examine the trends related to women in the following arenas: the family, economic participation, politics, health, and religion. In some arenas, the trends reflect the disadvantages women face, which in turn have led to gender gaps; in other areas, women's progress has been found to eclipse that of the men, although this tends to be the exception.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:723750023

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Women and Politics in Asia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maila Stivens
Publisher : Monash University Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Asia, Southeastern
ISBN : UCAL:B4310994

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Why Gender Matters in Southeast Asian Politics by Maila Stivens Pdf

Author : Ruth Indiah Rahayu,Adisti Ikayanti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Sex discrimination
ISBN : 602161609X

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The Success and the Barriers to Women's Representation in Southeast Asia by Ruth Indiah Rahayu,Adisti Ikayanti Pdf

Author : Surajit Kumar Bhagowati
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Women
ISBN : 8177083740

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Women in Southeast Asia by Surajit Kumar Bhagowati Pdf

The 11 countries (Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Timor, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei) of Southeast Asia include over 600 million people. Despite great linguistic and cultural diversity, the region is characterized by the relatively favorable position of women in comparison with neighboring East Asia or South Asia. The position of women in Southeast Asia is often cited as evidence that women are not universally subjugated to men. In the context of women's status, this book examines the social system in Southeast Asia during the pre-colonial, colonial, and modern periods. The book first explains the geography of the region and describes the role of women in relation to men. Further chapters are devoted to the individual countries of the region. The book also includes two appendices: one describing the eminent women who have influenced the social, political, and cultural lives of Southeast Asia; and the other narrating the harrowing tales of comfort stations run by the Japanese Imperial Forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Pacific War/World War II (1941-1945). [Subject: Southeast Asian Studies, Sociology, Women's Studies, Gender Studies, History]

Author : Kazuki Iwanaga
Publisher : NIAS Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9788791114359

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Women and Politics in Thailand by Kazuki Iwanaga Pdf

This edited volume, including contributions from some of the leading scholars in the field, addresses the challenges, obstacles and opportunities for increased women's political representation in Thailand. Will Thai politics be different with an increase in the number of women politicians? What are the possibilities for Thai women to take proactive initiatives that aim to transform Thai politics into being more gender aware and equal? In seeking to address these and related issues, the analysis brings together a complex interplay of factors, such as traditional Thai views of gender and politics; the national and local political context of the new Thai constitution of 1997; and recent experiences of selected women politicians in the legislative and executive branches of Thai government.

Author : OECD,Asian Development Bank
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264305915

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Government at a Glance Southeast Asia 2019 by OECD,Asian Development Bank Pdf

Government at a Glance Southeast Asia 2019 is the first edition in the Government at a Glance series for the region. It provides the latest available data on public administrations in the 10 ASEAN member countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Author : Aazar Ayaz,Andrea Fleschenberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Asia
ISBN : UOM:39015080870986

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The Gender Face of Asian Politics by Aazar Ayaz,Andrea Fleschenberg Pdf

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Women and Politics, held at Islamabad during 24-25 November 2005.