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Originally Posted by Suki
I don't see what's so shameful about being a secretary  |
It's a low paid job of little importance that doesn't require much education or skills and offers no real opportunity for advancement. In many countries people take these jobs because they do not qualify for higher up positions. However, in Japan most women, even college educated ones, are EXPECTED to take these jobs, with the assumption that they'll eventually get married and leave the workforce to become a housewife. The situation with women in the workforce is the same as it was in the US in the 1950s.