Gender in Japan: Power and Public Policy

by Vera Mackie

Adding a new dimension to current discussions of politics in contemporary Japan, this collection of essays examines the gendered nature of the Japanese State. Incorporating new material arising from recent research on gender and power in Japan, Gender in Japan explores issues including: the role of women in the workforce, prostitution, issues of sexual harassment and gendered violence, reproduction, and homosexuality. The contributors examine the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415204879
• ISBN13: 9780415204873
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages