Women

Women in Japan’s Temporary Services Industry - Essay on the changing environment for women in the workplace and the use of temp workers to hold down wages and benefits. <small>(March, 2002)</small>
http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp85.html

Japanese Women's Magazines: Inspiration and Commodity - Explores the role of magazines made for Japanese women and their social impact.
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Assmann.html

CBS News - Rape Debate In Japan - Gang-rapes at rave parties provoke a long suppressed outcry, as well as a 'boys will be boys' reply. <small>(September 2, 2003)</small>
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/02/world/main571280.shtml

Discerning Cultural Questions - Article on Duke anthropologist who did research on women's roles in Japan.
http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/alumni/dm7/discern_txt.html

BBC News - Fury Over Japan Rape Gaffe - A senior Japanese politician is forced to apologise after defending the behaviour of gang rapists. <small>(June 27, 2003)</small>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3025240.stm

Time Asia Magazine - The Wasted Asset - Asks the question why so little effort is made to harness Japanese women's talents when they are smart and entrepreneurial. <small>(August 22, 2005)</small>
http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501050829/story.html

Remarkable Japanese Women - A collection of stories, quotes, anecdotes, impressions, and opinions, as they relate to Japanese women and society.
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/6330/JWStories.html

Japanese Women: A Step Behind? - Examines Japanese women's role in society with a look at gender, role models, work, and current trends.
http://www.geocities.jp/japanliving/women-astepbehind1.html

Globalization and Women's Labour Activism in Japan - Uses the women’s movement in Japan as a conduit for those disadvantaged by globalization to mount protests and propose alternatives.
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/Bishop.html

Japanese Women's Diaspora - Interview of a Japanese lady examining issues of gender, Japanese history and contemporary society.
http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue4/karen.html