Japanese views on gender roles

by Jennifer Smith

GENDER ROLES IN JAPAN Gender roles in Japan are in a constant state of evolution. Attitudes towards these roles among younger couples in Japan are changing and becoming more flexible. Attitudes are changing but behav...read more

by Steve Lussing

The United Nations Development Program's Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) tracks the progress of women's participation in politics and business. In 2007, Japan placed 131st out of 189 countries surveyed with respect to th...read more

by Kimberley Heit

Hundreds of years before women held positions of power in western society, Japanese women were leaders! Today Japan is classed as a liberal democracy that promotes equality. So why then are women prohibited from remarrying...read more

by V. Kumar

Japan can be considered to be the first Asian country to claim a seat among the developed and industrialized nations of the world. Yet it would not be wrong to say that in terms of division of gender roles, it is more 'Asi...read more