Understanding of Iban Women Political Participation through Analysing the Decision-Making Process in Iban Society
An individual is said to have become involved in politics if he or she participated in activities such as voting, campaigning, soliciting for votes, giving political speeches to influence the actions or the decisions of the other persons, becoming a member of a political organisation, distributing...
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UNIMAS Publisher
2022
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38904/1/Understanding%20of%20Iban%20Women%20Political%20Participation.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38904/ https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJK/issue/view/205 |
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| Summary: | An individual is said to have become involved in politics if he or she participated in activities such as
voting, campaigning, soliciting for votes, giving political speeches to influence the actions or the
decisions of the other persons, becoming a member of a political organisation, distributing party fliers,
carrying banners, or supporting a political party. A person’s involvement in politics may be classified
as active involvement or passive involvement. The highest level of a political participation is when a
person puts himself or herself up to be chosen as the people’s representative in a competitive election.
To date no Iban women have ever been elected to the country’s House of Representatives. This is not
to say that their involvement in ‘low politics’ is any better either. Niggling issues such as the
customary practices, the longhouse systems, the political socialisation, the decision-making
processes, and the notion of manliness may still be the decisive factors in how and why the Iban select
or determine their leaders. This paper is an attempt to understand how and why the involvement of
Iban women in politics is still at an infancy stage, as well as exploring the challenges that hinder its
progress and development. |
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