Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway: Same but Different?

ISBN-13: 9781032027791 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 236 str.

Masako Ishii-Kuntz; Guro Korsnes Kristensen; Priscilla Ringrose

Opis

This book compares perspectives on gender equality and diversity in Norway and Japan, focusing on family, education, media and technology, sexuality and reproduction, and literature as seen through a gendered lens.

Spis treści

1 Introduction: Comparative Perspectives on Gender in Japan and Norway 2 Gender and Home in Japan and Norway: Considering the Past and Contemplating the Future 3 Caring Masculinity: Fathers' Childcare in Japan and Norway 4 Education and Gender in Japan and Norway from Historical Perspective 5 Creating More Equal Partnerships: Home Economics Education and Gender Equality in Japan and Norway 6 Teaching with Feminist Values: A Dialogical Narrative Analysis of Gender Studies Educator Narratives 7 Making It In Academia: A Study of Career Narratives of Men and Women Professors in Norway and Japan 8 Masculinity in Contemporary Viking and Samurai comedies: “It’s not really me, that fear-based leadership style stuff” 9 Work-Life Balance and Equality Observed through Advertising during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan and Norway 10 The Struggle to Belong: Trans and Gender-Diverse Experiences in Japan and Norway 11 A Matter of Gender (In)Equality? Public Discourses on Declining Fertility Rates in Japan and Norway 12 Assisted Reproduction with Donated Eggs and Sperm: A Comparison of Regulations on Assisted Reproduction in Norway and Japan 13 Becoming a Feminist Academic in Japan and Norway: A Dialogue with Professors Masako Ishii-Kuntz and Agnes Bolsø 14 Conclusion: Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway: Reflections and Lesson Learnt