Chizuko ueno biography of williams

Japanese sociologist and feminist (born 1948)

Chizuko Ueno (上野 千鶴子, Ueno Chizuko, born 12 July 1948)^[1] is a Japanese sociologist and Japan's "best-known feminist".^[2][3] Her work covers sociological issues including semiotics, capitalism, and feminism in Japan.^[1][4] Ueno is known for the quality, polarizing nature, and accessibility of her work.^[5] She was married to Daikichi Irokawa.^[6][7][8][9]

Early life and education

Ueno was raised as a Christian, which she notes as being "very unusual" because only 1% of the Japanese population is Christian.^[10] Her father was a physician.^[11] In an interview with The Japan Times, she describes her father as "a complete sexist" who had extremely high expectations of her two brothers but only considered his daughter as a "pet girl", which allowed her the "freedom to do whatever I wanted to do".