Trial of Gender Approach for Pollution Education

－ Gender Segregation during the Period of High Economic Growth －

Abstract

  The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship, if any, between understanding pollution education and gender. First, the roles of women in the history of social responses to pollution problems were considered. Second, the representation of woman schoolteachers in pollution education was examined. Among the findings is that, although women have been conspicuous in anti-pollution movements and studies on pollution, they are much less involved in education for understanding pollution. This is deemed to have been affected by gender segregation during the period of high economic growth.