Research Paper on:
Emancipation Quest for the Women of Taiwan

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have been responsible for maintaining the gender hierarchy that still exists in contemporary society. Historically, Taiwanese women have had to endure a longer stretch of such oppression, only just  recently having had the fortitude to challenge cultural tenets. II. HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY TAIWANESE WOMEN To say that Taiwanese women have had  to fight for their existence amidst centuries of patriarchal control would be a gross understatement and one that would also be staunchly supported by the likes of contemporary Taiwanese women  themselves. Indeed, the road to female freedom and self-expression has been paved with patriarchal intolerance and characteristic skepticism forcing Taiwanese women to prove their worthiness within the oppressively stringent  boundaries of a male-dominated existence, which speaks volumes about the inherent fortitude that comprises the female spirit. It has readily been recognized that  throughout the decades, patriarchy has been responsible for designing the role of Taiwanese womens; many of these devices used in earlier centuries were related to religion. Certain scripture regularly  challenged women to disprove that they were inferior-to not agree was heresy. When religion did not work alone, scientific theory was included as a factor in the equation that  supported the ideal that women are inferior. Based on a conviction of inferiority, male authorities were then able to design lifestyles for women, including approved activities, mannerism, education, sexuality  and religious pursuits. This viewpoint can readily be interpreted as a scathing reminder of being a woman existing within a patriarchal system with little influence in her own life,  let alone the lives of others around her. "You see, freedom is priceless...Freedom is quite simple. You can say what you want and go where you want to go" (Harry