The Representation of Japanese Working Women and the Labor Standard Law of Japan – A Feminist Postcolonial Approach

• Main Author: Rosario, Angela Louise C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Japanese Working Women; Pacific Stars and Stripes; SCAP; portrayal; newspaper; Labor Standard Law; Arts and Humanities; East Asian Languages and Societies; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; History; Japanese Studies; Labor History; Women's History; Women's Studies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/japanese-studies-program-faculty/6; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/japanese-studies-program-faculty/article/1005/viewcontent/Pages_from_06.03.2023_Silva_68_Winter_2022_publication_1.0.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Since the 1947 Constitution was drafted at the behest of the Allied General Headquarters led by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP), it is only fitting to scrutinize the media directly under it. One of the policies that should have affected Japanese women’s status is the Labor Standard...