Ah this thread seems to have gone of on a tangent.

Well Yes-- I could say more but will not on here.

Of course I am unsure of how hard it is in Japan to look after the home but here in UK it is not a full time job at all compared to the past when it ws truly HARD.


HOusework here is a doddle compared to the war years and the period I grew up in.


Japanese have their futons to air? how do they clean their tatami mats? from what I have gleaned is that most houses are small-- with not much clutter?

I have no idea if that is general of course.

I am willing to be informed of the truth for what shall we call the average household.


A lot may depend on how house proud a person is and how many are in the home.


But the important time spent with young children. How young are children when going to official nurseries I wonder-- starting their schooling?

children/pets? Umm, are pets allowed inside the home?

If there are several children in the home?

The Changing Roles of Women in Japanese Society

this is interesting about the role of women and changing society in Japan


whether others know more, then that is also of interest.

H AHA MIsa would you like to travel back in time LOL.


seriously It was and obviously before I arrived onto the scene it was harder still.

Have you watched any of the series such as the VICtorian farm the Edwardian farm.


THe farm work was mostly manual-- farm workers travelled around the country trying to get work.


I am fortunate that I am where I am now---

Women who worked in the mills--.Men down in the Mines.

No modern washing powder or machines. Ho woften do you wash your own sheets? clothes?

we are extremely lucky in this generation.

I was watching a film where Japanese farm workers women as well as men were farming with a hoe-- jolly hard work.

Here we have huge combine harvesters that can do the work of hundreds of workers in one go. We have much machinery that takes the hard grafting away.We lost hedges in order to make space for the monsters that took mens jobs away.



Have you ever watched the series "WHO do you think you are? Those genealogical series that takes famous people back through their family history? They often show clips of life as it used to be-- so I am thankful I did not have to be around then.

We lost hedges in order to make space for the monsters that took mens jobs away.

It is called progress but sometimes when its too easy-- we can get very lazy,

As i am just now.

LOL no doubt when you are my age you to will tell younger generation that they don' t know how lucky they are-- we all do it

I do think though there is a LOT of stress these days with all the competition there is out there.

Its not easy in many ways.

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Rather strange stereotypes they have !:confused: :)

I totally agree, and so does my two sisters. This is a subject I spoke about very often in my groups, it was a long conversation point and every time the conclusion was this: the freedom to choose, that is what feminism was all about, not about being "blamed" if you choose not to be a career women.

The imposed roles aren't that "imposed" anymore, are just choices. Traditions are not at the same power as they were before, and that mostly because of television and the sight you get about everything in the world through it.

I didn't realize that feminism was about the freedom to choose the between work and being a house wife.

I thought feminism was about equality, same wage for same work.

If women have the gained the right to choose between house wife and career, then what choices do men have?

It's certainly about equality but it goes way beyond just same wage for same work. It goes to breaking down the prejudices and discrimnation that create gender roles in work and the home. Equality means that the gender of a person makes no difference, they are judged purely on qualifications, ability and merit.

Men get to choose to do whatever they want like they've always been able to.