5.2.4 Businesswoman

5.2.4 Businesswoman
The door for a woman in the business world might have been opened, but it was difficult for her to demonstrate her worth. A woman was required to take the same education as a man, even though they ended with the same grades, a woman’s university degree counted as almost nothing, the degree did not have value for the Japanese companies, and they continued to only hire men for higher positions. The change of this came with the foreign companies. They noticed numerous of benefits by hiring the overqualified Japanese women; they were able to save money by hiring women, compared to men. The women then began to rise in the business world, and slowly they began to overtake several of the positions previously only taken by men (Murphy,
These expectations are implemented in a young age, which can be seen already in the school system. Focusing in the future career is so dominant than some student begin to be unfocused on their studies to find the right job, and have job security before they have even graduated – as mentioned earlier in this chapter. The pressure for men is not only that they need to find a job, but also that they are required to find the right type of job, to be involved with the hegemonic culture. The consequences if they do not obtain the right job, would be fatal in a social
According to Murphy (2010) a lot is shown in the television, which the government control. This is also common for anime. They typically have the loving mother, the diligent working father and the hero who strives for greatness and honour. For example with the extremely popular anime “Naruto”. The main character never gives up and fights to become the Hokage (leader of his village) in order to receive honour, the girl of his dreams and to serve his country. Both of his parents are dead, but they died to protect him and the