The literary study on women's career development and building of network in global society

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26580054
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Literature in English
• Research Institution: Jissen Women's University
• Principal Investigator: Shidooka Rie 実践女子大学, 文学部, 准教授 (80597526)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: キャリア形成 / 女子教育 / グローバル化 / イギリス文学 / 階級

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines how women’s career development changed in Britain from the later eighteenth to the first half of the twentieth century through the analysis of literary works such as women’s life-writings and girls’ school stories. The higher education of women which was launched in later nineteenth century had a great influence on the change. Before that time, it was possible for women to work globally using the network of religious groups. After the educational reform, the school provided girls with the knowledge, values and network which were necessary to develop their careers, and drastically changed their views of career.

Free Research Field

イギリス文学