Women's Education and Physical Education in Japan: Past, Present, and Perspective

Chiyo Kawaguchi, Hiroe Ikeda and Hiromi Miki , Japan

         After World War II, women in Japan became legally free from various forms of discrimination and acquired an equal opportunity to receive an education. The ration of women graduates to men graduates of higher education in increasing at a rapid rate. This fact enables women to remarkably change their life style; But some gaps still exist.

1.  In sport and physical education, there are many female athletes participating in many events while 90% of their coaches are male.
2. Women actively take part in life-long education including sports while only 3.5% of their instructors are female.
3. The number of female teachers is increasing. However there are few female higher level teachers, administrators, and a decreasing number of female physical educators.

The purpose of this research is to analyze the reason why those problems still occur and to consider ways to solve them.

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