The Role of Women in Japan

Introduction In advanced countries, Japan is famous for its highest standard of gender inequality. For example, in 2011, only 43% of women in Japan work in the non-agricultural sector. In the same year, 48% of women in the US worked in nonagricultural environments (datatopics.worldbank.org). Even Japanese people admit that men and women have different relationships. The social differences between women in Japan are obvious, but it is difficult to understand the factors that make these women within the social and gender roles.

Women's role in ancient Japan caused contradiction as different effects were integrated at different times. The main influence that causes these inconsistencies is religion. The two major religions of Japan, the integration of Shinto and Buddhism, created a paradox to the identity of women; before the dawn of the Meiji Restoration, the status of women in the ancient maternity of Japan is in an implicit prohibition It has been changed. Formation of various speculations of ancient Japanese women was directly related to the spiritual belief of those days. Evaluating women's identity as a result of these beliefs exemplifies the dramatic change that has occurred to women. Through the record of literature and writing, a past window was created that allows to contemporary analysis of the current situation of outdated Japanese women.

Vera C. Mackie explains the feminist rights of Japan and the history of women's activities from the end of the 19th century to the present. Japanese women began to question their own position in the social class system and began to question the role as emperors. The book details a symbolic Japanese woman who opposes gender repression, including the Japanese feminist's own document. Suppression against women in Japan is to demonstrate that women of other cultures live in the same environment as women of Western / Caucasian culture. Asian countries have different social behaviors that are considered repressive for white feminists; according to the ideology of the third world feminist, the ideals respect the culture in which these women live . It should not suppress or see light of gender discrimination.