Knowledge@SMU
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
5-2010
Abstract
To get ahead, do women really need to inherit traditionally masculine traits? Feminists remain divided on an answer to this question. On the one hand, women have to navigate around the strong patriarchal values and traditions still carried by many cultures around the world. On the other hand, would caving into these social mores entrench and perpetuate these very patriarchal notions? In Southeast Asia, women are starting to rise up to leadership positions in companies and non-governmental organisations. In political leadership, however, Southeast Asian women lag behind most other regions in the world – including Africa and South Asia.
Disciplines
Business
Copyright Owner and Holder
Copyright © Singapore Management University 2012
Licece/Creative Commons Licence
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Article ID
1283
Subject(s)
Leadership and Change
Citation
Knowledge@SMU.
Leadership and the weaker sex: Moving beyond 'dual burdens', physical appearance and patriarchy. (2010).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/267