Group items tagged women - Japanese Studies Leuven

shared by Nele Noppe on 01 Oct 09 - Cached

Asian people, both men and women, are often stereotyped as more feminine than white people.  Asian men are seen as small and less muscular than white men; Asian women are seen as more passive and deferential than white women.
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The idea, specifically, that Asian women are more passive and deferential than white women, has been used to explain white men’s fetish for Asian women, Western men’s sex tourism in Asian countries, and Western men’s use of Asian mail-order bride services.  
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shared by Nele Noppe on 30 Sep 09 - Cached

The history of kabuki began in 1603 when Okuni of Izumo, possibly a miko of Izumo Taisha, began performing a new style of dance drama in the dry riverbeds of Kyoto. Female performers played both men and women in comic playlets about ordinary life.
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In 1629, women were banned from appearing in kabuki performances.[2]
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The modern all-male kabuki, known as yarō kabuki (young man kabuki), was established during this period. After women were banned from performing, cross-dressed male actors, known as onnagata ("female-role") or oyama, took over.
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shared by Nele Noppe on 18 Aug 10 - Cached

"Our cases indicate a pattern where women are struggling to survive economically," Fujii said, adding that this trend is likely to persist and widen the gap between those who have stable careers and those stuck in part-time or contractual work. "Part-timers complain of mental depression, constant sexual harassment from male bosses and having to put in long hours to make enough money. Their lives are poor compared to career women," she said.
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