Timor Leste is a patriarchal society.  Women are number two and are expected to do the cooking, cleaning and raising children, though more women are working since independence.

Women are expected to not have bare arms, low cut tops or short skirts or wear bikinis, though they seem to be able to wear tight jeans.  Foreign women are given more leeway.

Timorese women do not usually go out alone and single Timorese women probably won’t be allowed to go out alone with a man unless they are related. Timorese who have lived overseas are exceptions. 

Drunkenness is frowned upon, especially for women. Many Timorese women are comfortable spitting in public.