Women in Postwar Japan
I. Legacy of the Occupation
A. Legacy of the war
negative view of the workplace
a generation of old maids, widows, and working wives
absence of men and old traditions
war brides, pam-pams and other immediate problems
B. The new Constitution
Beate Sirota
Article 14
Article 24
the debate over the constitution
law as protection
creation of law as education
Ichikawa Fusae and the Japanese suffragists
Ethel B. Weed and the 1946 election
high voter turn-out
the meaning of female candidates?
C. The American example
American women "return" home
the G.I. Bill and working wives
the suburban cult of domesticity
II. Issues for Japanese feminism
A. What is "feminism?"
the American prototype
other women's groups
B. Nature and nurture in Japan
C. Equality and equity
III. How it plays out
A. The Japanese housewife
who wants to be a Japanese man?
getting married
dating and omiai
love and common sense
two-year colleges and office work
budgets and other social controls
small houses, families and freedom
hobbies and retirement jobs
big garbage [sodai gomi], wet leaves [nure ochiba], and clinging terrors [kyoshi no washi zoku]
divorce, the law, and that thing about the budget
B. Professional women
degrees and titles
career and/or marriage
image of the career woman
C. Salariwomen
the two track option
social integration and female values
mentoring, hierarchy and sexual harassment
D. Blue collar women
temporary factory workers
flex time and low pay
piece work at home [computers]
E. Women as entrepreneurs
the water trade [mizushobai]
fashion, cosmetics, and women's businesses
service industries
female networking and the scarcity of mentors
women's businesses and business practices
F. Male lib in Japan?
lifestyle options and diversity
self-image and self respect
My homeism
envy of the female entrepreneur
NEW SCHEDULE
May 10: Women in Postwar Japan
May 12: student presentations
May 17: "Traditional" Korean Women
May 19: student presentations
May 24: Women in Postwar Korea
May 26: student presentations
June 2: Comparisons, conclusions, and research project discussion
May 19: "Traditional" Korean Women
| Kendall/Peterson, "Traditional" Korean Women | |
| Wagner, Women's Status in Early Yi Dynasty Korea | |
| Peterson, Women Without Sons | |
| Harvey, Minmyonuri: The Daughter-in-Law... | |
| Yang, Remembering Comfort Women [R-Kim] |
May 26: Women in Postwar Korea
| Moon, Begetting the Nation [R-Kim] | |
| Sorensen, Women, Men; Inside, Outside | |
| Cho, The Autonomous Women: Divers on Cheju Island | |
| Kendall, Korean Ancestors From the Woman's Side | |
| Wilson, The Korean Shaman | |
| Young, City Women and Divination |
Books on Reserve:
Buckley, Broken Silence
Kim, Dangerous Women
Lebra, Japanese Women
Summerhawk, Queer Japan