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Originally Posted by RealJames
my girlfriend honestly doesn't see herself or other women as an equal to men, This is at the root of the problem for sexism in Japan.
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When one is faced with overwhelming odds and constant reinforcement of a perception, no matter how faulty, it becomes a belief. I recall the same business atmosphere when I was just coming into the workforce in the U.S. And in some industries it has been (and still is) a monumental struggle to overcome the passive acceptance of it by women.
Dogsbody's mention of the wartime employment of women in traditional male roles reminded me of something. One of the strongest triggers for women's push for equality in the workplace was the result of those women being shoved back into the role of "housekeeper" and barred from those types of jobs after the war. It woke up some people and showed that most job descrimination based on gender is unsupportable by facts.