EY Y01 L14 Women

  1. There are many jobs that women do more often than men in Japan. Name one. Would you like to have that job? Why?
  2. There are many jobs that men do more often than women in Japan. Name one. Could a woman perform that task as well as a man? Why?
  3. There are many women, both in Japan and around the world, who have been trailblazers in vocations traditionally dominated by men. Name one. What did she do?
  4. Tell me about one time that you have witnessed or been the victim of chauvinism?
  5. Do you have a father/son/brother/husband who would (i) change a diaper? (ii) make the dinner? (iii) clean the toilet? (iv) do the ironing? (v) care for the elderly in the family? (vi) make the tea when a guest visits? (vii) clean the dishes? Do you think that gender inequality in Japan is getting better or getting worse? Why?
  6. Are you glad you were born the gender you were born? Why?

Question 1

My wife is a nurse and there are so many female nurses and so few male nurses in Japan. I think I have met only one male nurse in 8 years of living in Japan. Would I like to do that job? No way, it is too difficult for me.

Question 2

I do not know if this is factually true or not, but I feel that there are far more CEOs, directors, and owners of companies who are male. I think women can be just as effective as men in the business world and I imagine their performance would be the same.

Question 3

In New Zealand Kate Sheppard is extremely important as she was the driving force in gaining New Zealand women the right to vote in parliamentary elections, which happened in 1893. She is on the New Zealand ten dollar note.

Question 4

I love stand up comedy, and sometimes there are some chauvinistic jokes.

Question 5

I can cook and one of my household jobs is to clean the toilet. I do not know if Japanese husbands help or not, but they do not have a good reputation for helping their wife.

Question 6

I love being a man, it is much simpler than being a women.

Tough Vocabulary

- English - - Japanese -
factually 事実
vote 投票
driving force 推進
reputation 評判

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