Contents
PREFACE
1 Introduction
I JAPANESE WOMEN
2 Women and the Family in Transition in Postindustrial Japan
3 Women's Education and Gender Roles in Japan
4 Abortion and Women's Reproductive Rights: The State of Japanese Women, 1945-1991
5 Women Workers in Japan: Past, Present, Future
6 Obstacles and Opportunities: Women and Political Participation in Japan
7 A Short History of the Feminist Movement in Japan
II KOREAN WOMEN
8 Status of the Family and Motherhood for Korean Women
9 Overcoming Confucian Barriers: Changing Educational Opportunities for Women in Korea
10 Korean Women's Groups Organize for Change
11 Women Workers in a Changing Korean Society
12 Agenda for Social Reform: Women's Political Participation in South Korea
13 Feminism in a Confucian Society: The Women's Movement in Korea
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX