Polling Japanese Students #6: Is your mother a housewife?

For this edition of Polling Japanese Students, I asked 31 junior high school students what their mothers did for a living. Here are the results:

1. Is your mother a housewife?

2. If your mother is not a housewife, what is her occupation?

I can’t say I was shocked by the results of this poll. Feminism hasn’t exactly caught on in Japan, so few women are out there fighting to escape their traditional roles. While a majority of mothers were not housewives, most of their occupations seemed to fall under traditional female jobs such as teaching and being an “office lady.” I guess it’ll be a while before students start saying their mother is an executive, lawyer, or lawyer…

As always, I am looking for new questions to ask the kids and I am open to your suggestions. Please post some in the comments!

Previous editions:
-Polling Japanese Students #5: Smokers in the family
-Polling Japanese Students #4: What foreign country would you like to visit?
-Polling Japanese Students #3: PlayStation 3 vs. Nintendo Wii
-Polling Japanese Students #2: What’s your favorite country in Asia (aside from Japan)?
-Polling Japanese Students #1: PSP or DS? China or South Korea?

-To be featured in future editions: Ideal marriage age, geography test results, future dreams, toilet preference, and more!