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Exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties

The study investigates the continuous domination of masculine traits in political institutions, specifically political parties in Malaysia, to understand how masculinity is constructed and perpetuated within political parties. This study undertook a content analysis of political parties’ constitutio...

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Main Author: Aminudin, Rabi'ah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
English
Published: 2023
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JA Political science (General)
JQ Political institutions Asia
JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/20/Rabi%27ah%20Mohd.%20Amin.pdf
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/4/SIDIC%202023%20RABIAH%20AMINUDIN.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.1046132023-07-27T05:41:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/ Exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties Aminudin, Rabi'ah JA Political science (General) JQ Political institutions Asia JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia The study investigates the continuous domination of masculine traits in political institutions, specifically political parties in Malaysia, to understand how masculinity is constructed and perpetuated within political parties. This study undertook a content analysis of political parties’ constitutions and interviewed 30 politicians representing different demographic groups such as political parties, gender, and age. The study expects that dominant masculinity in political parties influences the low rate of female political leadership through 1) the formal political structure that divides men and women through the creation of women’s wings and 2) the informal rules which hinder women from being politically active at higher levels such as the patronage system. This study indicates that female political leadership could be improved by reforming political parties’ culture and structures to be more friendly and inclusive towards women. 2023-05-09 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/20/Rabi%27ah%20Mohd.%20Amin.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/2/TENTATIVE%20PROGRAMME%20SIDIC.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/4/SIDIC%202023%20RABIAH%20AMINUDIN.pdf Aminudin, Rabi'ah (2023) Exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties. In: Social Issues and Development International Conference 2023, IIUM. (Unpublished)
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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language English
English
English
topic JA Political science (General)
JQ Political institutions Asia
JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia
spellingShingle JA Political science (General)
JQ Political institutions Asia
JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia
Aminudin, Rabi'ah
Exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties
description The study investigates the continuous domination of masculine traits in political institutions, specifically political parties in Malaysia, to understand how masculinity is constructed and perpetuated within political parties. This study undertook a content analysis of political parties’ constitutions and interviewed 30 politicians representing different demographic groups such as political parties, gender, and age. The study expects that dominant masculinity in political parties influences the low rate of female political leadership through 1) the formal political structure that divides men and women through the creation of women’s wings and 2) the informal rules which hinder women from being politically active at higher levels such as the patronage system. This study indicates that female political leadership could be improved by reforming political parties’ culture and structures to be more friendly and inclusive towards women.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Aminudin, Rabi'ah
author_facet Aminudin, Rabi'ah
author_sort Aminudin, Rabi'ah
title Exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties
title_short Exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties
title_full Exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties
title_fullStr Exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties
title_sort exploring the influence of dominant masculinity on women political leadership in political parties
publishDate 2023
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/20/Rabi%27ah%20Mohd.%20Amin.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/2/TENTATIVE%20PROGRAMME%20SIDIC.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/4/SIDIC%202023%20RABIAH%20AMINUDIN.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/104613/
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