A discourse analysis of social work and gender in interwar Japan

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24710303
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Gender
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: WATANABE Katsuya 早稲田大学, 総合研究機構, 招聘研究員 (60578475)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ジェンダー / 社会事業 / 言説 / 女性運動 / 戦間期 / 消費組合 / 母性 / 社会福祉

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research analyzed the discourse of social work and gender in interwar Japan. The purpose of this research was to examine the ideas of forming the connection of social welfare and gender. This research revealed that the idea of “motherhood” prompted the participation of women working in social work, on the other hand, the strengthened link between social work and “motherhood” made the gendered division of social work.

Free Research Field

ジェンダー