Hmmm headline is misleading (or I’m just being weird ?)
Survey is not an opinion survey on whether men and women are equal in a metaphysical way, it is a survey on how they feel is the actual state of equality.
And I am happy to see that japanese aren’t blind about the inequality situation. Now I want a survey regarding the former question … (i.e. if they think that the current state is ok or not). Cuz I know people that are aware of inequality and that think it is how it should be, but I don’t know how widespread this is.
Here’s a breakdown of the results described in the article.
Out of a survey of 1,615 Tokyo residents (699 men, 866 women, 50 gender undisclosed) who are 18 or older…
* 67.7% believe that men are favored in society.
* 9.2% believe that women are favored in society.
* 15.9% believe that men and women are treated equally in society.
Weirdly enough, that only adds up to 92.8%. I wonder what the last 7.2% responded… Maybe they just chose not to answer the question?
That is *bleak*.
rage bait headline
the other person posted below the breakdown, looks more like 15.9% and 9.2% don’t have a proper grasp of reality
So the vast majority of Japanese people understand that gender inequality exists in Japan? Honestly that’s good I think
Who are the 9.2 percent who think women have an upper hand?
Think they are being honest, being male is an advantage is most of the world
The headline doesn’t bother me. Read the article and you’ll see it’s just a a survey result showing most Japanese people accurately understand the degree of gender inequality in their society. The results at the end of the article are more concerning though:
>Asked, “Do you think certain jobs are more suited to one gender than another,” 82.9 percent answered “yes,” with men aged 18 to 29 representing the highest percentage, at 95.1 percent.
>Respondents were also asked: “Do you think there are school subjects that people are good or bad at based on their gender?”
>Among all respondents, 50.6 percent answered “yes.” By gender and age group, men aged 18 to 29 again represented the highest ratio, at 68.9 percent, while 46.3 percent of women of the same age group answered “yes.”
I was interested in how this compares to that of Western countries.
A quick Google search brought up a similar Gallup poll in the US that found that 69% of men and 79% women in the US thought that women have not yet achieved equality. More than in Japan.
Since these are surveys on people’s perceptions, it’s hard to judge real-world discrimination. Most people would agree that gender discrimination has dropped significantly in recent years in Japan, yet there is a definite trend of fewer people perceiving that men and women in society are equal.
Weird way to say that the vast majority of Japanese think there is inequality.
Right… well it all come down to how people define “Equal” – as well as in what capacity they are asking.
I mean – No one, absolutely no one, would argue that men can give birth to kids – Therefore Men and Women cannot be Equal, in a literal sense.
If they are just talking about **opportunity** in society and work, though, that is a different conversation.
But anyone who live and work in Japan will know that: **The “Showa” mindset is still Deeply ingrained.**
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Hmmm headline is misleading (or I’m just being weird ?)
Survey is not an opinion survey on whether men and women are equal in a metaphysical way, it is a survey on how they feel is the actual state of equality.
And I am happy to see that japanese aren’t blind about the inequality situation. Now I want a survey regarding the former question … (i.e. if they think that the current state is ok or not). Cuz I know people that are aware of inequality and that think it is how it should be, but I don’t know how widespread this is.
Here’s a breakdown of the results described in the article.
Out of a survey of 1,615 Tokyo residents (699 men, 866 women, 50 gender undisclosed) who are 18 or older…
* 67.7% believe that men are favored in society.
* 9.2% believe that women are favored in society.
* 15.9% believe that men and women are treated equally in society.
Weirdly enough, that only adds up to 92.8%. I wonder what the last 7.2% responded… Maybe they just chose not to answer the question?
That is *bleak*.
rage bait headline
the other person posted below the breakdown, looks more like 15.9% and 9.2% don’t have a proper grasp of reality
So the vast majority of Japanese people understand that gender inequality exists in Japan? Honestly that’s good I think
Who are the 9.2 percent who think women have an upper hand?
Think they are being honest, being male is an advantage is most of the world
The headline doesn’t bother me. Read the article and you’ll see it’s just a a survey result showing most Japanese people accurately understand the degree of gender inequality in their society. The results at the end of the article are more concerning though:
>Asked, “Do you think certain jobs are more suited to one gender than another,” 82.9 percent answered “yes,” with men aged 18 to 29 representing the highest percentage, at 95.1 percent.
>Respondents were also asked: “Do you think there are school subjects that people are good or bad at based on their gender?”
>Among all respondents, 50.6 percent answered “yes.” By gender and age group, men aged 18 to 29 again represented the highest ratio, at 68.9 percent, while 46.3 percent of women of the same age group answered “yes.”
I was interested in how this compares to that of Western countries.
A quick Google search brought up a similar Gallup poll in the US that found that 69% of men and 79% women in the US thought that women have not yet achieved equality. More than in Japan.
Since these are surveys on people’s perceptions, it’s hard to judge real-world discrimination. Most people would agree that gender discrimination has dropped significantly in recent years in Japan, yet there is a definite trend of fewer people perceiving that men and women in society are equal.
Weird way to say that the vast majority of Japanese think there is inequality.
Right… well it all come down to how people define “Equal” – as well as in what capacity they are asking.
I mean – No one, absolutely no one, would argue that men can give birth to kids – Therefore Men and Women cannot be Equal, in a literal sense.
If they are just talking about **opportunity** in society and work, though, that is a different conversation.
But anyone who live and work in Japan will know that: **The “Showa” mindset is still Deeply ingrained.**
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