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The Chbab Srey was taken out of the mandatory curriculum in public schools by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Women Affairs in 2007. However, as of 2015, a shorter version of it was still being taught to Khmer literature students from grade 7 to 9. These include rules such as “Happiness
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in 1837. Authorship however has been contested by Judy Ledgerwood who attributes it rather to Minh Mai, who penned the best known manuscripts of the Chbab Srey. The narrative takes the form of Queen Vimala instructing her daughter Indrandati before she leaves her parents' kingdom. According to
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details a mother's advice to her recently married daughter. The mother, as narrator, advises her daughter to maintain peace within the home, walk and talk softly, and obey and respect her husband. It has been at the center of debate and controversy in recent years in Cambodia.
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The committee in charge of monitoring the progress of the country (Committee on the elimination of Discrimination against Women) expressed its concern in its observation in 2013 that “ the Chbab Srey, the traditional code of conduct for Women is deeply rooted in
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imposed by the Chbab Srey. Beyond the legal dictates, the Chbab Srey "stifles women’s ability to pursue their own goals and aspirations in life" according to Khmer activist Kounila Keo.
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in the family comes from a woman,” “A woman’s poor character results in others looking down upon her husband,” and “Don’t go for a walk to somebody’s house.”
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and society and continues to define everyday life on the basis of stereotypical roles of women and men in the family and in society".
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The Chbab Srey is a poem that was orally passed down from the 14th to 19th centuries, before it was codified in written form.
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for generations. For that reason, the Chbab Srey has been accused of encouraging a culture of domestic violence in Cambodia.
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King Ang Duong is also said to have been influenced by the more conservative strain of Buddhism that became known as the
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researcher Trudy Jacobsen, this writing may have been a misogynistic answer by King Ang Duong to the crowning of
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More generally, feminist voices have arisen in recent years in Cambodia to question to
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Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Cambodia
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CEDAW – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (October 2013).
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Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Cambodia
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CEDAW – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (October 2013).
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Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women
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A classical piece of Khmer literature attributed to King Ang Duong
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Lost Goddesses: The Denial of Female Power in Cambodian History
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Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights
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for women. Written in the form of a poem, it is a pendant to
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A vision of women still common but no longer accepted
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code of conduct
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Ang Mey
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women's liberation movement
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Khmer Rouge regime
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Violence against women in Cambodia
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marital exemption for rape
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