179It seems that whilst progress has been made with gender mainstreaming, tensions exist across how gender roles are perceived. Whilst traditional ideas of strong women exist in agricultural folk lore and harmonious relations are stressed in Buddhism, some traditional patriarchal ideas remain, despite modern communist ideas about women’s rights. Please would you elaborate on this? It seems that even in NGOs, INGOs and GOs there are still strong beliefs rooted in Confucianist notions that women ought to be carers, feminine and focused on their domestic roles and subservient to those who are above them in the patriarchal hierarchy?

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Progress has been made in gender mainstreaming, but there are still tensions in how people view gender roles. In agricultural folklore, there are strong ideas about powerful women, and Buddhism emphasizes harmony in relationships. However, some traditional patriarchal ideas still exist, even with modern communist beliefs about women's rights.

In NGOs, INGOs, and government organizations, there still seem to be strong beliefs influenced by Confucianism. These beliefs suggest that women should take care of others, be feminine, focus on their household roles, and be subservient to those in positions of power in the patriarchal society. Can you explain this further?