Gender representation in Iran’s national television and the significance of critical media literacy for Iranian women by Kachalami, Kobra Mohammadpour, Lee, Yok Fee

“…From earlier academic discussions on gender representation in Iranian national TV series and advertisements, it has been identified that gender is portrayed based on patriarchal values and belief. The studies also indicate how the Iranian dominant group uses media such as television as an ideological tool to legitimize and naturalize sexist ideology. …”
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Sabah feminist novelists: A view of one’s own by Sim, Susan Chee Cheang, Fatin Najla Omar

“…This paper scrutinizes five award-winning novels by five Sabah female writers and the issues of sexual discrimination, lack of opportunities, patriarchal hegemony and the negative perceptions of the body that plague Sabah Malay women. …”
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The role of culture in shaping women's entrepreneurship: Evidence from Sabah, Malaysia by Salmah Topimin, Irma Wani Othman, Haslinda Hasan, Siti Nor Bayaah Ahmad

“…It becomes apparent that the concept of gender appropriate behaviour has given impact on women’s businesses in several aspects: motivating factors, industry preferences and strong family commitment as well as patriarchal pressures on business. This paper concludes that socio-cultural factors are critical to understanding of women’s entrepreneurship, thus, adding to the body of knowledge about the impact of culture on women's entrepreneurship.…”
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Matriarchy through cultural change in Zainab Alkali`s the stillborn and the descendants by Muhammad, Usman Ambu, Mani, Manimangai, Talif, Rosli, Singh, Hardev Kaur Jujar

“…Alkali’s society is deeply patriarchal in nature and women’s position does not go beyond a mere feeble and second class figure. …”
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A comparison between Khasi and Manipuri word order by Sharma, Hanjabam Surmangol

“…From the viewpoint of social organization, the Khasi and the Manipuri communities show highly diversified systems, the former matriarchal and the latter patriarchal. Since the languages belong to different families but are spoken in the same geographical area, comparison between the two is interesting.…”
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Unsettling silences : the trauma of witnessing in Manto's "cold meat" and "open it". by Lim, Rebecca Sim Ming.

“…This paper also explores the ways in which these silences interact with the words that surround them to impose an ethical call upon its readers to bear witness to the traumatic consequences of the Partition of India, and thus addresses the ways in which the paradox of witnessing leads to discomfort and irresolution as the testimonies that we encounter direct us towards questioning, displacing and breaking down a host of related issues expressed through the silences, including undercutting the reliability of hegemonic authority, the fragility of gender relations and the patriarchal institution, as well as exposing the senselessness of violence. …”
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Are films inherently masculine? – the camera and representation of women as an act of terrorism. by Teo, Katherine Cheng Hoon.

“…So, when and how does patriarchal oppression take place? It takes place when men attempt to suppress women by subjugating them to a separate sphere and by defining them. …”
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Early writings contributing to social change & shaping works in the 21st century. by Lee, Denise Jia Ying.

“…Slowly breaking away from patriarchal traditions, women are more educated and politically savvy, playing a more active role in society. …”
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Rethinking Elfriede Jelinek's language of violence. by Nur Farihin Mohammad Khairunan.

“…She will then be able to represent herself in a system that is not dominated by the patriarchal writing practices and the symbolic structures of language constructed by men. …”
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One of us : representations of women in Arab literature by Zaidah Rahmat

“…Through her protagonists, Zaynab-el Saadawi shows Arab women’s humanity and strength in overcoming the odds that are stacked against them in the patriarchal world they inhabit, concurrently empowering them and dispelling myths and misconceptions about Arab womanhood. …”
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The women of ISIS : gendered roles and agency under the caliphate by Mahmood, Sara

“…The study analyzes the role of women under the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Islamist entity that according to popular opinion has denied women agency due to its patriarchal and gendered nature. The research redresses this misperception through asserting that women are imperative to ISIS, which in tum grants them agency. …”
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Ophelia transformed: revisioning Shakespeare’s Hamlet by Mohammad Safaei, Ruzy Suliza Hashim

“…Though Ophelia‟s sensuality is emphasized in all these novels, she is endowed with agency, voice, and a skeptical cast of mind. She is defiant of patriarchal and divine authority; and she at times serves as a haven for the young Hamlet. …”
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The Color Purple and Women's Time by Sedehi, Kamelia Talebian, Talif, Rosli, Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam, Jujar Singh, Hardev Kaur

“…This article intends to focus on the effect of patriarchal system on women. Moreover, it will highlight sisterhood and its effect on women's individuality and social roles. …”
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Exploring Feminist Concerns In A Cultural Context: The Voices Of Service Providers For Sex Trafficked Females In Jordan by Samoudi, Nora, Larsen, Ann-Claire

“…I reveal evidence in the paper that the patriarchal code of honour in Jordan intimidates sex trafficked females, preventing them from exiting their underground sex-work and returning to their families. …”
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Looking again at Taiwan's Lü Hsiu-lien: A female vice president or a feminist vice president? by Tang, Wen-hui Anna, Chung, Emma Teng

“…We conclude that despite constraints on Lü's pursuit of an overt feminist agenda-including the patriarchal political culture and a gap between Lü and Taiwan's contemporary feminist movement-she is significant as a female leader who transcends both the Asian dynastic model and the tokenistic model of women as "flower vases," while also contributing vitally to the development of an indigenous Taiwanese feminist theory.…”
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Engendering the illicit: female agency and "bad women" in Malaya and Singapore, 1900-1956 by Fong, Alison Min

“…This study challenges patriarchal narratives on the role of women during the Japanese Occupation of Malaya and Singapore and the early Malayan Emergency by examining how women from lower socio-economic classes navigated and subverted colonial and postcolonial authority. …”
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Bodies, Land, and Instagram: Networked Foraging and Infrastructural Media in the United States by Grandjean, Emily E.

“…Through an exploration of the histories of the U.S. high-tech industry and federal land ownership and private property systems, I discuss how colonial, capitalist, patriarchal, and white supremacist logics converge as an ecological regime that exploits bodies and land, accruing power to wealthy, white people and corporations. …”
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Rebellious daughters, sisters and wives : non-conforming women in South Asian diaspora fiction by Kaur, Balvinder

“…Drawing from a range of critical studies and fictional narratives, I explore the narrative shifts that occur when these daughters, sisters and wives reject patriarchal ownership in their bid for individuality. …”
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The new woman of Meiji Japan : a study of the sociology of the new woman through literary expression by Neo, Charmaine Kai Ling

“…The goal of this study is to expound on debates and conversations of Japanese womanhood that were highly influenced by the cultural and historical contexts of patriarchal Japanese society. This ingrained patriarchy perpetuated the gender inequality that subjected the New Woman to gender inequality in education, the New Woman’s hostile portrayal in the media, and the Meiji government’s restrictive laws on female sexuality.…”
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The hunter and the wolf : male gender roles in little red riding hood by Au, Dawn

“…Perrault’s appropriation of the Little Red Riding Hood tale, which was originally told by female peasants to socialise their daughters into an exclusively feminine tradition, resulted in a written version incorporating the patriarchal upper class ideology of the French court. …”
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