Woman's Talk Isn't Limited to the Village
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Woman’s Talk Isn't Limited to the Village
‘Women's wisdom is as long as their nose,’ is just one of many translated Japanese proverbs about the inferiority of women in the Eastern culture (Ajita-Sinde, 1). Others mention a woman’s lack of knowledge of the outside world besides their village or even warns a man not to smile at a girl in fear of being taken advantage of. Old proverbs like these date back to times when the women in the Japanese culture were strictly child-bearers who were subservient to their husbands. In more recent years, the society has tried to hold onto their traditions, but since westernization has had an impact in society women’s roles have begun to change. Traditional gender roles of Japan have ultimately changed forever due to westernization, women’s rights and political modernization.
Westernization has inspired Japanese women begin to erase the gender roles from modern society. But even today they “ hold only 10 percent of the seats in Japan's parliament and account for only 10 percent of senior management in Japanese business” (Hall). Employers are untrusting of the female populous because they believe that the women in their workforce are there for part-time work until they become pregnant. That’s why women are not promoted to higher positions. Japan isn’t the only country that still holds on to traditions; America also expects women to be the stay-at-home parent while the man is the breadwinner. Westernization in this aspect has both helped and hurt their society. On one hand, women are able to freely express themselves, but they’re also chained down by the gender stereotypes even in the Modern day.
Traditionally, the Japanese household was strictly run by the male figure while the female did her expected duties like raising children, cooking, and cleaning for the family. Women weren’t allowed to speak freely, or vote before the Constitution of Japan was enacted postwar on May 3rd, 1947. Now women are able to make an impact in...
‘Women's wisdom is as long as their nose,’ is just one of many translated Japanese proverbs about the inferiority of women in the Eastern culture (Ajita-Sinde, 1). Others mention a woman’s lack of knowledge of the outside world besides their village or even warns a man not to smile at a girl in fear of being taken advantage of. Old proverbs like these date back to times when the women in the Japanese culture were strictly child-bearers who were subservient to their husbands. In more recent years, the society has tried to hold onto their traditions, but since westernization has had an impact in society women’s roles have begun to change. Traditional gender roles of Japan have ultimately changed forever due to westernization, women’s rights and political modernization.
Westernization has inspired Japanese women begin to erase the gender roles from modern society. But even today they “ hold only 10 percent of the seats in Japan's parliament and account for only 10 percent of senior management in Japanese business” (Hall). Employers are untrusting of the female populous because they believe that the women in their workforce are there for part-time work until they become pregnant. That’s why women are not promoted to higher positions. Japan isn’t the only country that still holds on to traditions; America also expects women to be the stay-at-home parent while the man is the breadwinner. Westernization in this aspect has both helped and hurt their society. On one hand, women are able to freely express themselves, but they’re also chained down by the gender stereotypes even in the Modern day.
Traditionally, the Japanese household was strictly run by the male figure while the female did her expected duties like raising children, cooking, and cleaning for the family. Women weren’t allowed to speak freely, or vote before the Constitution of Japan was enacted postwar on May 3rd, 1947. Now women are able to make an impact in...