The political women of Singapore : what does it take her to join politics? by Asrul, Ajriani

“…Through qualitative data, this study aims to demonstrate that cultural factors, above others, continue to plague the ambitions and desires of a political woman today who remains subjected to the same paternalistic and patriarchal norms that her predecessors faced before her.…”
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Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines by Aziz, Surayah Abd

“…Guided by feminist theories, the textual analysis of both Bahasa Malaysia and English language lifestyle magazines of Her World, Wanita, Nona, Maskulin, Glam Lelaki and Men’s Health helps uncover how gender identities are constructed and if these magazines promote stereotypes that uphold a patriarchal system that affects national policies pertaining to women and their progress.…”
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A third term : re-articulating gender in Angela Carter’s The Passion of New Eve and Nights at the Circus. by Tan, Lester.

“…This essay argues that in order to challenge male hegemony and patriarchal values, Angela Carter deconstructs our current understandings of gender and re-articulates and re-conceptualizes gender as a third term that isn’t reproduced by prevailing social norms, gender discourses and existing fields of power relations. …”
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You who came from Korean dramas : influence of Korean dramas on young Singaporean adult viewers’ perception of desired gender images by Lim, Celestia Qianyu

“…To do that, this study will investigate if young Singaporean adult viewers blur the boundaries between reality and Korean dramas, making them wish for their future potential partner to possess characteristics of Korean drama protagonists, and inculcate patriarchal values embedded in Korean dramas into their reality.…”
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The beauty of a woman : a comparative study on metaphorical expressions in English & Chinese poems by male poets by Loke, Sue-Ann Jia Xin

“…These similarities are potentially the results of cultural factors and patriarchal ideology.…”
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Bakhtinian’s carnivalesque in Angela Carter’s The Magic Toyshop, several perceptions, nights at the circus and wise children by Shima Sadat Mirmusa

“…It suggests the ways in which carnivalesque operates to open the possibilities to construct a dehierarchized world which is deprived of privileged sectors, patriarchal authority and any form of supremacy and is filled with the primacy of marginality.…”
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Sex role stereotyping in television ads in Singapore. by Subana Vadivelu.

“…In these cultures, patriarchal ideas are still being practised where women play a more submissive role while men are seen as authorities.…”
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Dissecting Hindu arranged marriages – an analysis of the link between religious belief and gender inequality. by Juhi Ahuja.

“…This research aims to explore the processes and notions behind such “arranged” marriages, and the implications they have on women in particular – perceived to be at the losing end of this patriarchal structure. I find that Hinduism may no longer play a significant role in the decision to facilitate or have an arranged marriage and that any gender inequality may actually be perceived by outsiders; rather than be truly experienced by the subjects involved. …”
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Gender and nationalism : the subaltern woman in a war commemorative museum. by Chua, Min Yi.

“…Gender, then, appears to be dominated and overwritten by nationalism, and the gendered subaltern subject becomes merely a representational category in the hegemonic patriarchal representational system.…”
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Women as commodities, marriage as prostitution in Aphra Behn's The Rover. by Lim, Seok Peng.

“…This then draws attention to the male privileges advocated in a patriarchal society and provides ground for criticism of people’s unquestioning perception of women as commodities in creating such relativity and ambiguity in defining chaste and unchaste women. …”
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Destabilizing rape myths : real women in fashion, angry Indian Goddesses and Pink by Gaznavi, Zahra

“…The perpetuation of an overtly simplistic binary of ‘good’ versus ‘bad’ women, be it wittingly or unwittingly, is often an undue consequence of patriarchal representation in Bollywood films. As demonstrated by Fashion, Angry Indian Goddesses, and Pink, such one-dimensionality is harmful for women in its potential to function as the engine of rape culture. …”
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Embodiment and there construction of gender roles in Leow Puay Tin's family by Philip, S.

“…Individuals within Leow's fictional family are embodied in specific ways which support and perpetuate patriarchal structures. However, this embodiment is revealed to be groundless and they are therefore forced to reconstitute imposed identities by imagining or living within their bodies differently. …”

Cao Fei's imagery of the Chinese female cyborg as a posthuman identity in twenty-first century China by Seah, Rachel Jia Hui

“…This thesis recognises the patriarchal authoritarian conundrum that will continue to hinder greater equality for women in China and is a call-to-action to consider the many ways art may inform new technologies that can work to the benefit all people.…”
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论大众媒介渲染下的现代女性婚恋观 ：以《非诚勿扰》为例 = Marriage views of modern Chinese women in mass media : using “If you are the one” as example by 薛俊辉 Seet, Choon Hui

“…Women have always been victims of the traditional Chinese patriarchal society. As we re-examine the marriage views which ties down traditional Chinese women, we realized the entire patriarchal society has always been suppressing the social status of women, the lower caste status of women and their lack of freedom and rights just serves to remind us of the inequality faced by Chinese women. …”
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Political participation of women in Iran after 1979 Islamic Revolution by Shojaei, Seyedeh Nosrat

“…They had observed gender stereotypes as well as patriarchal and male dominance during their political activities. …”
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Women oppression and emancipation through application of amazonian and masculinist theories in selected novels by Nawal El Saadawi and Buchi Emecheta by Abdulrahaman, Abdulwaheed Idris

“…Most researchers in the area of feminist discourse have focused predominantly on patriarchal oppression on women, socio-cultural, political, economic, racial and religious oppression on women. …”
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Renegotiations of the southeast asian female identity through identity fluidity and transculture/ality in selected novels by Minfong Ho by Shamsuddin, Syamsina Zahurin

“…In the scope of this study, these female protagonists are portrayed as subjected to the expectations of how they should behave in societies and conform to the patriarchal values ingrained in these cultures. Thus, the three concepts of identity fluidity and the decentring of subject by Stuart Hall, and the concept of transculture/ality by Arianna Dagnino are applied as conceptual frameworks to investigate the Southeast Asian female identity in Sing to the Dawn, (1975), Rice without Rain (1986), The Clay Marble (1991), and The Stone Goddess (2003) as the data for this study. …”
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FAKTOR STRUKTURAL DAN KULTURAL PENYEBAB KESENJANGAN SOSIAL: KASUS INDUSTRI BATIK PAMEKASAN MADURA by Sutopo, Oki Rahadianto

“…This article concludes that the reproduction of unequal social structure resulted on unequal power distribution, dominant-subordinant relation and also the unequality in terms of access.This unequal social structure also supported by patriarchal culture that resulted on strengthen social inequality. …”
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The rights of temporary occupation license holders under The National Land Code, 1965: a comprehensive study / Zawawi Kamaruzzaman by Kamaruzzaman, Zawawi

“…Adat Temenggong Malays are those descended from the people of Palembang but who follow patriarchal rules.…”
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Understanding the differences in the application of the Islamic law between Muslim-majority countries in the Muslim world : a case study on women's rights in Saudi Arabia and Malay... by Rabe'ah Mohamad Rashid

“…Hence, the type of patriarchal mindset—unhealthy or healthy—of the religious scholars do play an integral role in the outcome of women’s rights of a country that is governed by the Islamic law.…”
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