Feminism and Gender Research in Japan

The chapters in this volume illuminate important dimensions of gender inequality in Japan - in relation to class, and in comparison to other countries. The book considers the relation of gender inequality to neoliberal policies, and the implications of gender inequality for social reproduction.

List of contents

Introduction: Feminism and Gender Research in Japan 1. Why do Japanese women suffer from the low status?: The impact of neo- liberalist reform on gender 2. Impact of Marxist feminism on Japanese women’s movement: Focusing on the domestic labor debates 3. Gender equality, paid and unpaid care and domestic work: Disadvantages of state- supported marketization of care and domestic work 4. Development, gender, and asymmetries between Mexico and Japan 5. Intersections of gender and class in the distribution of income 6. The reproductive crisis in neoliberal capitalism: Commenting on D. Elson’s recent paper

About the author

Diane Elson is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex. She has published widely on gender and development. She was awarded the Leontief Prize for Advancing Frontiers of Economic Thought, 2016, and the International Book Prize, Japan Society of Political Economy, 2018.

Summary

The chapters in this volume illuminate important dimensions of gender inequality in Japan — in relation to class, and in comparison to other countries. The book considers the relation of gender inequality to neoliberal policies, and the implications of gender inequality for social reproduction.

Product details

• Authors: Diane (University of Essex Elson
• Assisted by: Diane Elson (Editor), Elson Diane (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032345000
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234500-0
• No. of pages: 114
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Japan, Sociology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Feminism & feminist theory, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Feminism and feminist theory, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies