3. How were women's live in Japan different than in Europe of the same time period?

Explanation:

The push for women’s suffrage in Japan during the interwar period was part of a larger

social movement. During this pivotal time period, women were moving from the private to the

public sphere and questioning their role within society. Meanwhile, the Japanese government,

consisting predominately of men, also rethought the role of women in society .How would women’s suffrage benefit the nation? Are women equal to men?

These were some of the questions both men and women faced during the interwar era. For most

Japanese, the answers to such bewildering questions rested in the western world. The West

influenced Japanese men and women— but in considerably different ways. Japanese women

demanded the right to vote, while the men in government sought to limit women’s votes. As this

paper will argue, in the end, western influence shaped the Japanese government in limiting the

women’s suffrage movement.