"Subordinate role" refers to a position or role in which one is under the authority or control of another person. It means being in a lower or less powerful position compared to someone else. Full definition
Unlike many of her contemporaries, Rojas explores the traditional and often subordinate roles of women without sexual exploitation or overt eroticism, making her works both poignant and empowering. (outoftheboxprojects.com)
Rodriguez - Casanova elects to work within these confines by allowing these forces to do their bidding, thus engaging in a practice that questions the autonomy of art making while demonstrating the passive and subordinated role society may have become in their most intimate and self expressive environments — their homes. (artisabout.com)
Clare Rojas explored the traditional or subordinate roles of women without sexual exploitation. (weandthecolor.com)