JP 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Rush Hour, Pampers, Fiona Graham
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Lecture 22: the status of women in japan. [note: * = important to remember for the upcoming quiz] In 2001, tokyo"s governor made disparaging comments about women, yet he did not have to compensate the older women that he called hags . In 2007 the health minister of japan called women birth-giving machines . Police in japan have become aware of men in japan harassing young women on the street in order to try and get young women to enter the sex industry. There have been many instances of men groping women in crowded trains in tokyo during rush hour. As a result, there are now female-only train cars available for women during rush hour. All industrialized countries have fewer and fewer children as their nations get wealthier. Traditional religions have lost their influence in industrialized countries due to the increasing acceptance of modern beliefs about gender equality.
