A lot of model modern nations seemed to have digressed from the above motto, as quoted from the movie Troy, but not Japan…not completely…

As mentioned in this blog, Japan still seems to be stuck in the old times when it comes to this case. Women with college degrees end up in a dead-end job, or are prevented from utilizing their potential. There is a rift in the workplace too, although it is a little better than it was before.

I believe it is the make-women-submit Asian culture that is in play, canceling out the effect of Japan’s exposure to the modern world. It is mentality inscribed into their genes. Equality does not seem to be as easy for them to build as a modern highway would be.

The main issue is- Who does Japan turn to when their ongoing crisis of an aging labour force hits its peak? Can they still afford to nurse an unproductive potentially-productive female population when the ratio of workers to dependants change to 1:1 from a current 7: 1?