The Japanese woman
Subtitle: traditional image and changing reality
By: Sumiko Iwao.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Women -- Japan -- Social conditions.; Sex role -- Japan.; Japan -- Social conditions -- 1945-
Description: The contemporary Japanese woman is frequently viewed as dependent, deferential, and far less ambitious than her American counterpart. In this surprising new look at women in Japan, Sumiko Iwao shows that these women are not the submissive females typically portrayed; rather, they hold positions equal to and sometimes more powerful than those of men.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-294) and index.