A study on relation between women's center as a place of lifelong education and transfiguration of stereotyped gender role concept

本研究的目的在于明确妇女中心的角色，以改变男女的刻板性别角色观念。妇女中心是性别平等社会的终身教育机构。2004年，我对参加妇女中心妇女研究/性别研究研讨会的男女进行了关于刻板性别角色意识的调查。在2005年和2006年，我采访了四名女性和四名男性，他们在参加研讨会后回答说“刻板的性别角色意识改变了”。我还采访了三位女性，她们在研讨会结束后回答说“性别角色意识没有改变”。调查结果摘要如下。根据调查，在每13项中，女性和男性中有10-30%的人改变了刻板的性别角色意识。根据采访，女性和男性在参加研讨会的原因上存在很大差异。对于20、30多岁的年轻女性来说，参加研习班的理由是可以结识相似的朋友，并在参加研习班的同时把孩子送到临时日托中心。然而，在研讨会上，她们观看了视频，妇女中心的工作人员解释了性别平等的社会，然后她们改变了刻板的性别角色意识。另一方面，四名男性在过去已经改变了刻板的性别角色意识，并在研讨会上再次确认了意识的变化。对于她们来说，她们参加研讨会和来到妇女中心是意识改变的结果。男性受访者不仅参加妇女/性别研究，还参加妇女中心的各种活动。

A purpose of this study is clarifying the role of women's centers, which carry out changing stereotyped gender role concept of man and woman. Women's center is a lifelong education institution in Gender-equal Society.In 2004, I surveyed women and men who attended the seminars of women's studies/ gender studies at women's centers on the stereotyped gender role consciousness.In 2005 and in 2006, I interviewed four women and four men, who were answering that "stereotyped gender role consciousness changed" after the seminars participation. Also I interviewed three women who were answering that "gender role consciousness did not change" after the seminars.Summary of the findings is as follows.According to the survey, women and men who had changed of stereotyped gender role consciousness were 10-30% of each 13 items.According to the interview, there was a great difference between women and men in reasons to attend the seminar.Regarding young women in the age of twenties and thirties, the reasons attending the seminars were that they can meet similar friends and put their children in the temporary day care center while they are attending the seminar.However, in the seminar, they watched the video, and the staff of women's centers explained about gender equal society, and then they have changed stereotyped gender role consciousness.On the other hand, four men had already changed stereotyped gender role consciousness in the past, and confirmed changes of consciousness in the seminar again. Regarding them, it is outcome of consciousness changes that they are attending seminars and coming to women's center.Male interviewees not only attend women's/gender studies but also participate in various events of women's center.