Transition
Democracy, women, leadership, patriarchy
Learning Library
English en
HTML
This is an article on the role of women in anti-dictatorship movements in Asia. The author discusses why women have often become the leaders of democratic struggles within a patriarchal Asian system that rarely produces female leaders.
Mark R. Thompson
Centre for South East Asia Studies, University of California http://ias.berkeley.edu/cseas/
The United States
Educational Institute
The Center for Southeast Asia Studies promotes faculty and graduate research, presents on-campus lecture series and cultural programs, organizes conferences, and receives visiting scholars from around the world.
Transition
Political Transition in Myanmar: A New Model for Democratisation