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The process by which the division of labor has relegated women to the role of housewife.

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housewifization

Source Word

housewifization

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The process by which the division of labor has relegated women to the role of housewife.

Japanese Meaning

労働の分業により、女性が家庭内で専ら家事・育児などの役割に限定される現象 / 女性が専業主婦として扱われるようになる過程 / 女性の社会的・経済的役割が家庭内に固定化されるプロセス

The housewifization of an entire generation became a tragic consequence of rigid labor divisions.

労働の分業によって女性が主婦の役割に追いやられる過程が一世代全体に及んだことは悲劇的な結果だった。

Sense（1）

The process by which the division of labor has relegated women to the role of housewife.

What the experts call flexibilization of labour, some of us have called the housewifization of labour.