Cooperation over Conflict: The Women's Movement and the State in Postwar Japan - Brossura

Murase, Miriam

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ISBN 10: 0415804930 ISBN 13: 9780415804936

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2012

Riassunto

Japan's postwar transformation has been hailed as nothing short of a miracle. Yet, in the midst of massive social, economic, political, and cultural change, gender inequality persists at remarkably high levels. The paradox of Japan's progress against the persistence of gender inequality raises the question of why women remain a half-step behind men, more than a half century after women were granted equal rights under the postwar constitution.

This question has been studied from a variety of perspectives. Anthropologists observe gender roles in Japanese culture, while economists study labor market conditions in Japan. This book offers a political perspective, and analyzes gender inequality in terms of power - specifically the power, or lack of power, that women themselves may exercise to create social change. Through the examination of women's groups, women's centers, and women's policy, this book documents state intervention in the women's movement in Japan. This intervention takes the form of regulations that limit the independence of women's organizations, as well as resources that aid and influence their activities. The result is a relationship between women and the state that is more cooperative than conflictual, leading to a slow and incremental process of social change for women in Japan.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Miriam Murase is a lecturer in the Politics department at Saint Mary's College of California. She received a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Contenuti:

1. Introduction  2. Women's Organizations  3. Women's Centers  4. Women's Policy and Policy Making  5. Conclusion.  Appendix.  References.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0415804930
• ISBN 13: 9780415804936
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 152