TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose – Using sexual harassment in Japan as a case, this research illustrates how local gender culture, particularly sexual harassment consciousness, has changed since initial local legal reform.Design/methodology/approach – The historical analysis draws on national newspaper reporting of a fairly new concept of sexual harassment into a local society.Findings – My findings suggest that Japanese actively engaged in, rather than rejected, the new social issue; their active response gave rise to social consciousness toward sekuhara especially and sex discrimination more generally. Broader and more inclusive definitions of sexual harassment appeared in Japan than the original international legal definitions. Local–international interactions effectively shaped such outcomes.Originality/value – This is the first qualitative and quantitative analysis of the media's portrayals of sexual harassment in Japan.
VL  - 13
SN  - 978-1-84855-753-6, 978-1-84855-752-9/1529-2126
DO  - 10.1108/S1529-2126(2009)0000013014
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-2126(2009)0000013014
AU  - Shinohara Chika
ED  - Vasilikie Demos
ED  - Marcia Texler Segal
PY  - 2009
Y1  - 2009/01/01
TI  - How did sexual harassment become a social problem in japan? The equal employment opportunity law and globalization
T2  - Perceiving Gender Locally, Globally, and Intersectionally
T3  - Advances in Gender Research
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 267
EP  - 309
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -