Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway : Same but Different? (Paperback)

Introduction: Comparative perspectives on gender in Japan and Norway Masako Ishii-Kuntz, Guro Korsnes Kristensen and Priscilla Ringrose PART I Family and home Gender and home in Japan and Norway: Considering the past and contemplating the future Guro Korsnes Kristensen, Priscilla Ringrose, and Masako Ishii-Kuntz Caring masculinity: Fathers’ childcare in Japan and Norway Masako Ishii-Kuntz PART II Education Education and gender in Japan and Norway from historical perspective Ryoko Kodama Creating more equal partnerships: Home Economics education and gender equality in Japan and Norway Jennifer Branlat and Junko Sano Teaching with feminist values: A dialogical narrative analysis of gender studies educator narratives Jennifer Branlat Making it in academia: A study of career narratives of men and women professors in Norway and Japan Vivian Anette Lagesen, Guro Korsnes Kristensen, SiriØyslebø Sørensen, and Derek Matsuda PART III Media Masculinity in contemporary Viking and Samurai comedies: ‘It’s not really me, that fear-based leadership style stuff’ Jennifer Branlat and Priscilla Ringrose Work-life balance and equality observed through advertising during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and Norway Chihiro Wada and Roger A. Søraa PART IV Sexuality and reproduction The struggle to belong: Trans and gender-diverse experiences in Japan and Norway france rose hartline and Keiichiro Ishimaru A matter of gender (in)equality? Public discourses on declining fertility in Japan and Norway? Guro Korsnes Kristensen and Yukari Semba Assisted reproduction with donated eggs and sperm: A comparison of regulations on assisted reproduction in Norway and Japan Merete Lie and Yukari Semba PART V Dialogue Becoming a feminist academic in Japan and Norway: A dialogue with Professors Masako Ishii-Kuntz and Agnes Bolsø Jennifer Branlat, Agnes Bolsø, and Masako Ishii-Kuntz Conclusions Conclusion: Comparative perspectives on gender equality in Japan and Norway: Reflections and lesson learnt Priscilla Ringrose, Masako Ishii-Kuntz, and Guro Korsnes Kristensen