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... In most industrialized countries, women’s role has changed during the past 25 years. ... If perceptions of cultural dimensions differ by gender, then understanding such differences will increase effectiveness in international business dealings. In fact, successful international business operations may require understanding cross-cultural gender differences.
Japan and the U.S have undergone substantial change over the past 25 years due to economic and social forces. They are also countries with dramatically different cultures, particularly with regard to gender roles (Hofstede 1980). Because of these similarities and differences, Japan and the U.S. provide an interesting comparison with regard to gender differences that may exist. ... The masculinity/femininity dimension is of particular interest because this is the only dimension for which Hofstede identified gender differences. While both men and women in a given national culture evidenced a higher degree of masculinity or femininity depending on their culture, Hofstede found that differences between men and women within the culture were greater in more masculine countries.
Hofstede (1980) found the cultures of Japan and the U.S. ... Japan was characterized as a collectivist, high power distance, high uncertainty avoidance, masculine country. The U.S. ...
As with other industrialized countries, Japan and the U.S. ... Since 1975, the percentage of women in the work force has grown continually in Japan and in the U.S. (Ota 1999, U.S. ... By 1999, women had grown to 46% of the workforce in the U.S. and 41% in Japan (International Labour Organization 2001). ... By 1999, 23% of women in the U.
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