This study explores the tensions between the state and women’s efforts to construct an alternative vision of gender equality and feminism. The experiences of the One Million Signatures Campaign for the Repeal of Discriminatory Laws offer new perspectives on women’s struggles to carve out their own space and place in society. But how and why does the state construct and reproduce patriarchal norms and practices? Conversely, how do women, specifically feminists, address and engage the state in their attempts to form their own feminist rights and gender identities? Although it is important to understand that both the state and women draw on their own political and cultural preferences, I argue that constructing feminist identities is often an uphill battle, as women encounter resistance from the state that is not gender neutral and is patriarchal.

这项研究探索了国家与妇女为构建性别平等和女权主义的另一种愿景而进行的努力之间的紧张关系。废除歧视性法律的“百万签名运动”的经验为妇女努力开拓自己的社会空间和地位的斗争提供了新的视角。但是，国家如何以及为什么构建和复制父权制规范和实践呢？相反，妇女，特别是女权主义者，如何与政府联系并尝试建立自己的女权和性别认同？尽管重要的是要理解国家和妇女都利用自己的政治和文化偏好，但我认为建立女性主义身份通常是一场艰苦的战斗，因为妇女会受到来自非性别中立且重男轻女的国家的抵制。