[Marxism] Japan vs China on Women's Expectations

["Tony Lawless" <lifesunquietdream@xxxxxxx>]

I think this survey poses a question for those who see China (but not Japan)
as still working on achieving "bourgeois democracy".

Tony

Like a lady
http://japundit.com/index.php

A survey by Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living indicates that many
Japanese girls look forward to becoming nursery school teachers or
housewives, while girls in China dream of becoming CEOs.

According to the survey, the top careers to which Japanese girl aspire are
housewife, flight attendant, and child-care worker. In China, the top
desirable careers are CEO, senior manager or manager, and teacher.

â??Doubts about the future after a protracted recession have led to strong
desire for stabilityâ?? among young Japanese women, the report said. But in
economically booming China, â??even ordinary girls want to head corporations
or start their own businesses,â?? it said.

Well, this sounds nice, but the fact of the matter is that women in top
managerial posts are very rare in Japan. The notion of becoming a big
company CEO probably does not even compute among young woman here.

For the boys, Chinese teens dream of becoming CEOs or doctors, while
Japanese boys want to become civil servants or lawyers.

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