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> but a LOT of women prefer office work over raising children Do you have any statistics about that? I once saw a map of Japan, which is a place were a good jo
by tasogare 7y ago
> but a LOT of women prefer office work over raising children
Do you have any statistics about that? I once saw a map of Japan, which is a place were a good job can still provides for a while family, showing that in every prefectures of Japan except two, more than half of women preferred to be stay at home mom. In two more others it was half-half. Of course there is the cultural context, but it’s interesting that when given the choice for real, most of women would indeed chose not to work.
Also, if one look at jobs that are prized by women, teacher arrive in a very good position. And teaching is basically rising others people kids on an industrial scale.
- JoeAltmaier 7y ago...assuming that women in Japan can choose at all.
- ChaosDegenerate 7y agooooopssss... and what do we have here? A little colonizer mentality? ;-)
- danbolt 7y agoJapan is a lot more conservative of a society compared to North America and Europe. I've known University-educated women in Japan suddenly halt their careers to entirely cook and clean for a household. I don't think that's a totally un-apt comparison.
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- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoJapan has a paternalistic society that expects every woman to be married by age 30 and drop out of the work force. They aren't a model for other cultures to follow.