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@article{178786,
        author = {Jala SriLakshmi and Dr.R. Meghana Rao},
        title = {Gender, Patriarchy, and Cultural Identity through Ethnic Food},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {12},
        pages = {5154-5163},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=178786},
        abstract = {This paper examines the complex relationship between gender, patriarchy, and cultural identity within the context of ethnic food practices. Food serves as more than mere sustenance; it functions as a powerful medium through which social dynamics, power relations, and identity formation can be observed and understood. Drawing on intersectional feminist theory and utilizing ethnographic data from diverse cultural contexts, this research explores how gendered food practices simultaneously reinforce and challenge patriarchal structures across cultural boundaries. The findings reveal that while traditional food practices often perpetuate gender inequalities, they also provide spaces for resistance, agency, and transformation. By analyzing the multidimensional nature of food as both cultural artifact and daily practice, this study contributes to our understanding of how culinary traditions shape and are shaped by gender relations across different ethnic communities.},
        keywords = {Gender, Patriarchy, Cultural Identity, Ethnic Food, Food Symbolism, Intersectionality, Culinary Traditions},
        month = {May},
        }