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Women s Sexuality and Gender Roles Across Different Cultures

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Women s Sexuality and Gender Roles Across Different Cultures

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    1. Women’s Sexuality and Gender Roles Across Different Cultures By Sara Petersen, Stephanie Brongel, Liz Kiebel, and Kelsey Majewski-Jensen

    3. Overview ~Dress/roles ~Marriage/divorce ~Women in the workforce ~Prostitution/human trafficking ~Rape ~Female genital mutilation ~Abortion ~Myths ~Discussion

    5. Women’s Roles in Japan ~Women expected to be extremely self-sacrificial *yet still considered less important to society than men. ~Confucian teachings *"A woman is to obey her father as daughter, her husband as wife, and her son as aged mother"

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    9. Marriage Customs in China ~Dowry system ~Minimum age: 22 for men, 20 for women ~“Free love” more acceptable today than previously in History

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    11. Japanese Women in the Workforce ~Many Japanese women are doing study abroad programs to gain higher education and better work opportunities outside of Japan. ~Women expected to leave career for children ~Many women correlate better opportunities with marrying a white husband

    13. Chinese Women in the Workforce ~Top 10 jobs for women: *No. 1 Toy Designer *No. 2 Home Designer *No. 3 HR Manager *No. 4 Career Development Facilitator *No. 5 Yoga Coach *No. 6 Foreign-language-speaking Tourist Guide *No. 7 Perfumer *No. 8 Cartoon Draftsman *No. 9 Public Nutritionist *No. 10 Parent-offspring Education Teacher

    15. Prostitution in Japan ~prostitution is illegal but still very prevalent and socially accepted ~one third of all prostitutes are teenagers ~Ranks as a number 2 in the U.S. 3-tiered system

    17. Prostitution in China ~Illegal but widely tolerated ~“Karaoke” clubs guarded by Chinese police

    18. Rape/Human Trafficking in China ~Women sold involuntarily-tricked ~Tier 2 watch list

    19. Rape in Japan ~many cases of rape are by gangs ~rape is a socially acceptable act of passion. *women who resist rape don’t mean it ~although the sentence for rape is between 2 and 15 years in prison *uncommon to get more than 5 years.

    22. Genital Mutilation in China ~Done to “Protect women” ~Male insecurities are actually the reason…

    23. Abortion Laws in Japan ~In Japan, women under certain conditions are allowed to abort ~This was determined to be 21 weeks

    25. Abortion in China ~Multiple abortions common ~One child policy *Physicians banned from revealing sex

    27. Myths in Japan ~Kenash Unarabe i *monster drinker of blood which attacks the hunters *can help the women during the childbirth *called upon during childbirth and during menstruation to clean up the pollution *her reward is the flowing blood

    28. Chinese Myths about Women ~Bad luck ~Dangerous ~Seducers & Temptresses ~Menstruating women *Banned from fields- harm to crops *No cooking- poison food *Unclean

    29. Ideas-Let’s Be Open-minded ~What can we do to end human trafficking? *What are its causes? Economic? Social? ~Should women contribute to the workforce or to home stability? ~Should women should the U.N. try to implement stronger laws in regards to abortion, prostitution, etc?

    30. Conclusion ~Women’s sexuality, especially across different cultures, is very different and controversial. ~It can be hard for people from different backgrounds to understand various practices.

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    33. References India Facts on Prostitution. Retrieved December 1, 2008, Web site: http://www.paralumun.com/issuesindia.htm India's female workforce grows. (2006, December, 5). Rediff India Abroad, f rom http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/dec/05women.htm Kelskey, K., (2000). Japanese Women's Diaspora: An Interview. Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context, 4. Mbiti, J. (1988). The role of women in African traditional religion. Cahiers des Religions Africaines, 22, from http://www.afrikaworld.net/afrel/atr-women.htm My mother didn't want a girl so I was sent away. (2007, April 18). Evening Standard,1.  Retrieved November 20, 2008, from ProQuesNewsstand database. (Document ID: 1257236511).

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