My topic for my essay is how women’s positions were influenced by education in Japan. I chose this topic because I am interested in a relationship between education and women’s position or role in Japanese society. Moreover I am interested in culture enlightenment also known as Westernization, which had happened in the Meiji period in 1871 in Japan. Now a day’s women are active in business and in many stages, however this is very different from the Meiji, Taisho and Showa period. In my essay I will look at how education had changed in Japan, specifically from the Meiji to Showa period and investigate whether there is a connection with women’s position in society. Therefore my thesis statement will be, "Changes in status of women in Japanese society from the Meiji period to the Showa period are related to changes in education system during those same periods of time."
