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Article: Sexual Harassment and Empowerment of Women in Japan
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- NIAS Nytt
- Article date:
- March 1, 2004
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CopyrightCopyright Dr. Jorgen Delman Mar 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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To be 'political' in everyday life draws women closer to politics. The introduction of the concept of 'sexual harassment' to Japan after the exposure of a case shows how consciousness raising around the issue of sexual harassment empowered women through changing the perspectives of how women see their daily-life experiences. Perhaps, being 'political' in everyday life is the correct direction for women to head in a highly developed and stable society such as Japan where women are not easily politically mobilized?
In a democratic, secular and highly developed country like Japan, women and men enjoy equal status in the Constitution and laws. The Government enacted laws such as the Equal ...