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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 28 September 2026
- ISBN 9781032967745
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 25 Illustrations, black & white; 23 Halftones, black & white; 2 Line drawings, black & white; 4 Tables, black & white 0
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Short description:
How do working mothers in Japan experience the tension between employment and child-rearing? Drawing on in-depth interviews with 55 working mothers, this book offers a compelling account of women’s struggles under “neoliberal motherhood” in contemporary Japan.
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Long description:
How do working mothers in Japan experience the tension between employment and child-rearing? Drawing on in-depth interviews with 55 working mothers, this book offers a compelling account of women’s struggles under “neoliberal motherhood” in contemporary Japan. By comparing university-educated and non-university-educated women, it reveals subtle yet consequential class-based differences in how mothers balance childcare, housework, and paid work.
The book shows how motherhood ideologies, economic constraints, unequal spousal support, workplace norms and practices, intersect to shape women’s everyday lives. In particular, it brings into focus the often-overlooked challenges faced by non-university-educated women and by situating these experiences within Japan’s strong child-centered ideology, the book examines how mothers navigate pervasive expectations of intensive mothering and develop strategies to cope with them. In doing so, it reframes what are often seen as individual struggles as structurally produced inequalities.
Table of Contents:
Introduction. Inequality and Work–Family Dilemma in Japan PART Ⅰ Childcare and Involvement in Children’s Education Chapter 1. Meanings of Motherhood and Time Debt: Negotiating Childcare and Work Chapter 2.Children's Education and Mothers’ Work Motivation: “Parent-Guided” and “Child-Led” Parenting Chapter 3.The Gendered Division of Parental Involvement in Children’s Education: Patterns of Collaboration and Parenting Orientation PART Ⅱ Work and Housework Chapter 4. Earning and Occupational Roles among University-Educated Women Chapter 5. Earning and Occupational Roles among Non-University Educated Women Chapter 6. Homemade Equals Love? : Social Class and the Gendered Norm of Home Cooking Conclusion. Toward Gender Equity in Childcare and Work Appendix. On Methodology
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