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Book SynopsisOriginal research on the changing roles of women in Japan and Korea
Table of Contents1. Introduction --Joyce Gelb and Marian Lief Palley Part I: Japanese Women 2. Women and the Family in Transition in Postindustrial Japan --Chizuko Ueno 3. Women's Education and Gender Roles in Japan --Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow and Atsuko Kameda 4. Abortion and Women's Reproductive Rights: The State of Japanese Women, 1947-1991 --Miho Ogino 5. Women Workers in Japan: Past, Present, Future --Eiko Shinotsuka 6. Obstacles and Opportunities: Women and Political Participation in Japan --Kimiko Kubo and Joyce Gelb 7. A Short History of the Feminist Movement in Japan --Sandra Buckley Part II: Korean Women 8. Six Barriers to Equality for Women in Korea --Elizabeth Choi 9. Overcoming Confucian Barriers: Changing Educational Opportunities for Women in Korea --Ho Kyung Won 10. Korean Women's Groups, Social Movements, and Health --Lisa Kim Davis 11. Women Workers in a Changing Korean Society --Roh Mihye 12. Agenda for Social Reform: Women's Political Participation in Sough Korea --Sohn Bong Scuk 13. Feminism in a Confucian Society: The Women's Movement in Korea --Marian Lief Palley About the Contributors Index
