Overview

This pioneering book presents a comprehensive overview of the role of women in Brunei’s economy, society and public domain, from the historical and contemporary perspective. Making an important contribution to the study of women in Asia by focusing on Brunei, a country with many distinctive features, including governance by an Islamic sultan, guidance by a national philosophy of ‘Malay Islamic Monarchy’, and a unique intermingling of Malay and Chinese traditions and practices. Featuring contributions by Brunei women academics based in local tertiary institutions, it portrays the lives of women’s in Brunei from their own perspective. It covers women’s agency through several lenses, including the growing digital activism on issues of sexual harassment, women’s empowerment, women entrepreneurship, agency in Chinese Bruneians’ contemporary literary narratives and the recent role of women in Islamic development in Brunei. Some of the challenges and concerns raised by the authors might have policy implications. Bringing detailed and insightful scholarship on issues and themes of local concerns with a Brunei perspective, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Women’s studies, Asian studies, Southeast Asian studies, and Islamic Studies.

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Author:   Norainie Ahmad ,  Ooi Keat Gin (Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9781032566344

ISBN 10:   1032566345
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   19 September 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Situating Agency: A Framework for Analyzing Women’s Empowerment 2. Writing the History of Brunei Women: Recent Developments and Challenges 3. The Role of Women in Islamic Development 4. A Gender Perspective on the Socio-Demographic Landscape of Brunei in the 21st century 5. Women’s Reproductive Health and Rights in Brunei 6. Female Education in Brunei Darussalam 7. The leadership learning journeys of Bruneian women in higher education 8. Stand up and be counted! Gender stereotyping and women entrepreneurs in Brunei 9. Digital Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs Amid 4.0 IR: Case of Kunyit 7 Lodge in Kampong Ayer 10. Women’s Writing in Brunei Darussalam 11. Healing Homes: Female Agency in Chinese Anglophone Literature in Brunei Darussalam 12. Tweeting #MeToo: Wokeness, Digital Activism and Youth Advocacy in Brunei Concluding remarks: Weaving the Narratives of Womanhood Quo Vadis, Ladies?

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Norainie Ahmad is an appointed National Consultant and Senior Gender Expert on Women and Political Participation in Brunei, a project funded under the EU-ASEAN (EREADI) consortium. Her research interests intersect Social Demography, Women and Gender Studies, and Public Policy. Ooi Keat Gin is a professor of the modern history of Brunei/Borneo at the Academy of Brunei Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, and a visiting professor at the Korean Institute of ASEAN Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Busan, South Korea.

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