Talk:Gender inequality in Japan

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Cody, The information and data you've included are very comprehensive and great. I think your sources you included are on point. As I mentioned in my comments one thing I encourage you to do is to create some subsections and add some literature from what we have been studying in the course. Draft:Overview of inequality in Japan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aazmak1989 (talk • contribs) 20:48, April 8, 2018 (UTC)

What disparity between income and gender inequality?

As written, this is inconsistent: "In 2015, the country had a per-capita income of US$38,883, ranking 22nd of the 188 countries, and No. 18 in the Human Development Index. Its Gender Inequality Index rank was 19th on the 2019 report, which is relatively low for developed nations. The disparity between income and gender inequality is due to the persistence of gender norms in Japanese society."

What was the reasoning for the last sentence?

22nd in income and 19th in gender equality are nearly identical. In fact, gender equality rank is slightly better than income rank. 2603:7000:3700:620E:1542:754D:AA9C:1410 (talk) 23:01, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

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Proposed changes for article

References to be used: GAUNDER, Alisa (2023-02-24). "Women and Political Inequality in Japan: Gender Imbalanced Democracy". Social Science Japan Journal. 26 (2): 247–250. doi:10.1093/ssjj/jyad001. ISSN 1369-1465 – via EBSCO.

This is a journal article published via a peer reviewed scientific journal, so it should be reliable. It is a Book Review of [Women and Political Inequality in Japan: Gender Imbalanced Democracy by Mikiko Eto. London: Routledge, 2021, pp 258 (ISBN 9780367522094)] which examines the decline of female representation in Japanese politics.

Marshall, Robert (2017-10-02). "Gender inequality and family formation in Japan". Asian Anthropology. 16 (4): 261–278. doi:10.1080/1683478X.2017.1374606. ISSN 1683-478X.

This is an article published in Asian Anthropology, a peer reviewed scientific journals, and should be reliable. It examines the gender formation of a Japanese family, or ie.

Sasamoto-Collins, Hiromi (2017). "The Emperor's Sovereign Status and the Legal Construction of Gender in Early Meiji Japan". The Journal of Japanese Studies. 43 (2): 257–288. ISSN 0095-6848.

This article is published through JSTOR, so it should be a reliable source. It examines the formation of the Japanese state as it's known today following Meiji Japan and WWII, and the foundation of modern gender inequality as it relates to women.

川橋範子, Kawahashi Noriko; 小林奈央子, Kobayashi Naoko (2017). "Editors' Introduction: Gendering Religious Practices in Japan Multiple Voices, Multiple Strategies". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 44 (1): 1–13. ISSN 0304-1042.

This article is published through JSTOR, in the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, so it should be a reliable source. It examines the situation and overcorrection of the depiction and representation of women in religion in Japan.

Takahashi, Shuko; Jang, Soong-nang; Kino, Shiho; Kawachi, Ichiro (2020-05-01). "Gender inequalities in poor self-rated health: Cross-national comparison of South Korea and Japan". Social Science & Medicine. 252: 112919. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112919. ISSN 0277-9536.

This article is published Science Direct, Social Science and Medicine , and is peer-reviewed, so it should be a reliable source. It examines and compares gender equality in self-rated health (SRH), how it relates to retirement/age, and socioeconomic status, between Japan and South Korea.

Akabayashi, Hideo; Nozaki, Kayo; Yukawa, Shiho; Li, Wangyang (2020). "Gender differences in educational outcomes and the effect of family background: A comparative perspective from East Asia". Chinese Journal of Sociology. 6 (2): 315–335. doi:10.1177/2057150X20912581. ISSN 2057-150X.

This article was accessed via Sage Journals, published by Chinese Journal of Sociology, a peer-reviewed international journal by Shanghai University, and should be a reliable source. It examines the gender gap in educational success between China, Japan, and the United States. It analyzes the influences of paternal income, education, and the student's individual interests.

Ueno, Koji (2021). "Gender-Stratified Labor Market, Heterosexual Marriage Expectation, and LGBQ Young Adults' Career Plans in Contemporary Japan". Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 7: 237802312110528. doi:10.1177/23780231211052807. ISSN 2378-0231.

This article was accessed via Sage Journals, published by Socius, The American Sociological Association's (ASA) peer-reviewed, open-access journal, and should be a reliable source. It examines the "gender-stratified labor market" and the financial security and career options for "LGBQ" people. It also examines social expectations of heterosexual marriage and the division of domestic labor.

Outline of proposed changes

Citation 1 will be used to establish a new section regarding the participation of women in Japanese politics and the declining nature of said representation. Additional citations will be found to investigate any changes implemented to fix this.

Citation 2 will be utilized to fill in the gaps of the "Gender roles through traditions and modern society" section. There are no citations in this section, so in addition to adding information, some investigation will be done to track down sources for the claims already within the section.

Citation 3 will be used to establish a new section regarding the history of modern gender inequality, from Meiji Japan, WWII, and current foundations.

Citation 4 will be used to establish a new section on the depiction and overcorrection of women and gender within Japanese religions, to include Buddhism, Christianity, Japanese mountain religion, new religions, and spirituality.

Citation 5 will be used to further develop "Gender roles through traditions and modern society" section and add information regarding gender equality in self-rated health (SRH), how it relates to retirement/age, and socioeconomic status, between Japan and South Korea.

Citation 6 will be used to further develop the new "Gender Inequality in Education" section and add the comparative information regarding China, Japan, and the U.S.

Citation 7 will be used to further develop the "LGBTQ+ marriage rights and violence in law" section. A sub-category added for the information regarding career options and financial security concerns for LGBTQ+ people.

A restructure of format for "Gender gap in employment and wages" section. (Completed, moved photo for easier viewing and readability).

A restructure to move the information in "Other" regarding educational difference of men and women to a new "Gender Inequality in Education" section. This new section will also include the "History of gender inequality in education" sub-category.   Cognitura (talk) 03:33, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Gender gap in employment and wages

"Historically, men dominated society was normal in general, and a part of the “Japanese culture.” Originally, politicians were mainly men, and they held the power all to their hands. Therefore, there is distinctly a perception in the political workplace, but after the late 1980s, people gradually started to embrace the importance of women needed in the political aspect."

This seems vague and doesn't make much sense. I plan to rewrite it once I have a moment to read through the provided citation, but if anyone else gets there first that works too. Cognitura (talk) 06:13, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Changes to article

See User:Cognitura/Gender inequality in Japan sandbox for my changes. This includes additional information and sources, restructuring of sections, reorganization of paragraphs, light grammar, and internal links. Cognitura (talk) 07:41, 3 March 2024 (UTC)