Gender Roles Throughout the Meiji Era, gender roles were redefined following the Western standards, many roles were outlined in the Imperial Constitution and other legal documents. Women faced harder segregation compared to the Tokugawa Era. In the Imperial Constitution it defined the definition of a “family”. It segregated women, men, and children into roles in the traditional family, with the father as the head of the household. The Imperial Constitution allowed polygamy, which is where a husband is allowed to have many wives and the kids were considered a single family unit. Females were removed from government roles and reaffirmed the power of the men during the Meiji restoration. The government provided programs educating women on how to be good wives. Then in 1889, females were denied their voting rights and women could not join political parties under the Law of Assembly and the Political Assembly.
Japanese Military Modernization The newly founded national government was in charge of modernizing the Japanese army and navy during the Meiji period. A national government is a military leadership that was only responsible for the Emperor and the help of Great Britain and later on, Germany. The Tokugawa shogunate fell apart shortly …show more content…
By 1880, the first conscript army was established. The Conscription Law established on January 10, 1873 made it compulsory for men in their twenties to enlist in the military. (Yasuma Takata and Gotaro Ogawa 10). This new law was significant for military reformation in the Meiji era because this made the samurai class to no longer retain monopoly on military power. The samurai class created the modern army of men of equal status, instead of having benefits because of their status in the society. Many samurai were very upset with the law, they expressed their displeasure by rejecting the Western culture “became a way of demonstrating one’s commitment” (Jason G. Karlin 42)
Japanese Military Modernization The newly founded national government was in charge of modernizing the Japanese army and navy during the Meiji period. A national government is a military leadership that was only responsible for the Emperor and the help of Great Britain and later on, Germany. The Tokugawa shogunate fell apart shortly …show more content…
By 1880, the first conscript army was established. The Conscription Law established on January 10, 1873 made it compulsory for men in their twenties to enlist in the military. (Yasuma Takata and Gotaro Ogawa 10). This new law was significant for military reformation in the Meiji era because this made the samurai class to no longer retain monopoly on military power. The samurai class created the modern army of men of equal status, instead of having benefits because of their status in the society. Many samurai were very upset with the law, they expressed their displeasure by rejecting the Western culture “became a way of demonstrating one’s commitment” (Jason G. Karlin 42)