In the 2022 Gender Gap Index survey, Japan ranked 116th out of 146 countries. This result shows the world that Japan is a country where the status of women is socially low.
However, the opinion would be different if one were to ask whether, in relative terms, Japanese women are oppressed.
Many survey shows that many Japanese women are “glad to be born female” and “want to have a girl as a child.”
Although Japan’s gender gap index is considered particularly low in two areas, economy and politics, it ranks first in education and is also high in health.
In Japan, female authors were active in the Heian period (8th to 12th century).
They include Japanese authors Murasaki Shikibu of “The Tale of Genji,” said to be the world's oldest fulllength novel, and Sei Shonagon of “The Pillow Book,” one of Japan's three greatest literary treatises.
In recent years , there has been a worldwide movement toward "gender neutrality," such as not including gender on resumes.
In Japan, there is a case that should be considered a pioneer. KI no Tsurayuki, a male poet of the Heian period, wrote “The Tosa Diary” as if he were a woman.
A recent study has made it clear that both men and women share the same functions in the brain.
Some people may argue that it is important to consider values and other factors, such as gender roles, when discussing gender equal ity, but all humans beings are naturally equal.
( From March issue, 2023 / 2023年3月号より)
2022年度の
nisenn nijuu ni nenndo no
two thousand twenty-two [year]
「ジェンダー・ギャップ指数」の
“jennda-, gyappu’shisuu” no
Gender Gap Index
146カ国中
hyaku yonnjuu rokkakoku’chuu
out of one hundred forty-six countries
116位に。
hyaku juu roku i ni.
ranked one hundred sixteenth
社会的に
soutai’teki ni
socially
であることを
de aru koto wo
that [it] is
知らしめる結果となりました。
shirashimeru kekka to nari mashita.
this result shows
相対的に見て
soutai’teki ni mite
in relative terms
虐げられているかというと、
shiitagerarete iru ka to iu to,
if one were to ask whether are oppressed
意見は
ikenn ha
the opinion
また違ってくるでしょう。
mata chigatte kuru deshou.
would be different
「子ども
“kodomo
(and) a child
女の子が
onnnanoko ga
a girl
欲しい」と考える
hoshii” to kanngaeru
want to have
日本人女性は
nihonnjinn’josei ha
Japanese women
調査結果は
chousa’kekka ga
a survey
とされる
to sareru
is considered
ジェンダー・ギャップ指数
jennda-, gyappu’shisuu
gender gap index
1位、
ichi i,
it ranks first
健康
kennkou
(and) health
平安時代
heiann’jidai
the Heian period
12世紀)
juuni seiki)
twelfth century
女性作家が
josei’sakka
female authors
活躍していました。
katsuyaku shite imashita.
were active
世界最古の
sekai’saiko n
the world's oldest
長編小説
chouhenn’shousetsu
full-length novel
と言われる
to iwareru
said to be
「源氏物語」
“gennji monogatari”
The Tale of Genji
作者、
sakusha,
(Japanese) author(s)
紫式部、
murasaki shikibu,
Murasaki Shikibu
日本三大随筆
nihonn’sanndai’zuihitsu
(and) Japan's three greatest literary treatises
「枕草子」
“makura no soushi”
The Pillow Book
の作者である
no sakusha de aru
[author] of
清少納言
sei shounagonn
Sei Shonagon
などです。
nado desu.
they include
近年、
kinnnenn,
in recent years
履歴書
rireki’sho
resumes
記載しない
kisai shi nai
not including
「ジェンダー・ニュートラル」
“jennda-, nyu-toraru”
gender neutrality
世界的に
sekai’teki ni
worldwide
見られます。
mirare masu.
there has been
その先駆け
sono sakigake
a pione
と言うべき
to iu beki
that should be consid
平安時代
heiann’jidai
the Heian period
男性歌人、
dannsei’kajinn,
a male poet
紀貫之は、
ki no tsurayuki ha,
Ki no Tsurayuki
なったつもりで
natta tsumori de
as if he were
「土佐日記」を
“tosa nikki” wo
The Tosa Diary
執筆しています。
shippitsu shite i masu.
wrote
最近の研究で、
saikinn no kennkyuu de,
a recent study
男女の
dannjo no
men and women
両性の機能を
ryousei no kinou wo
the same functions
持ち合わせていることが
mochiawasete iru koto ga
share
わかってきました。
wakatte kimashita.
clear that
ジェンダー平等は
jennda-’byoudou ha
(when discussing) gender equalty
男女の役割分担や
dannjo no yakuwari’bunntann ya
gender roles
考慮して
kouryo shite
and other factors
評価すべき
hyouka subeki
it is important to consider
意見もあります
ikenn mo ari masu
some people may argue
平等は
byoudou ha
[gender equality]
人間の当然のあり方です。
ninngenn no touzenn no arikata desu.
all humans beings are naturally equal