Women and Politics in Southeast Asia Navigating a Mans World

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—analyze the asymmetrical power relationships between the sexes. The included essays show how the power differentials between men and women 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. 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. 

Contents

Foreword
Author’s Preface
Series Editor’s Preface

Chapter 1
Politics in Southeast Asia: Where are the Women?
by Theresa W. Devasahayam


Chapter 2
“The Triple Burden”: Politics and the Competing Realities of
Singaporean Women
by Theresa W. Devasahayam


Chapter 3
Political Spouse-hood for “Dummies”: An Insider’s View
by Jacqueline A. Siapno


Chapter 4
How Islam Affects the Political Participation of Indonesian Women
by Susan Blackburn


Chapter 5
The Glass Ceiling and Sticky Floor: Filipino Women’s Participation in
Politics and Governance
by Carolyn I. Sobritchea


Chapter 6
Winds of Change for Women Politicians in Myanmar?: A Case Study
of Aung San Suu Kyi
by Andrea Fleschenberg


The Editor and Contributors
Index