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Lights in the night

You see, man made the car to take us over the road
Man made the train to carry the heavy load
Man made the electric light to take us out of the dark
Man made the boat for the water like Noah made The Ark
This is a man's, man's, man's world
But it would be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl

James Brown-It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World

'Mata-hara' sounds like Sanskrit
but it is short term for Maternity harassment in Japanese.

It is often said that high educated women give up their careers to look after kids at home.
People work long hours in the office and we have a considerable shortage of day care centers.
Even If you could leave kids at day care, the parents have to pick up kids when they become feverish,
and it is usually mother's role.
Many mothers choose working with a reduced schedule, at home or leaving the company.




Street lights in the night @ Nakameguro


On the other hand,
there are women who work hard without getting married or even dating.

I have been looking those two type of women for long time here in Japan
and I could say that the balance is quite distorted.
I'd like to tell about this someday.



Today's cooked sweets from English recipe

Comments

~Chow Wo Man~ said…
I love the feeling I get looking at your teapot and food. I hope you find someone to walk with thru the lovely scenes. Your posts always make me feel peaceful.
momo said…
Thank you Mark-
It's lovely to hear: )

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