This book compares perspectives on gender equality and diversity in Norway and Japan, focusing on family, education, media and technology, sexuality and reproduction, and literature as seen through a gendered lens.

1 Introduction: Comparative Perspectives on Gender in Japan and Norway 2 Gender and Home in Japan and Norway: Considering the Past and Contemplating the Future 3 Caring Masculinity: Fathers' Childcare in Japan and Norway 4 Education and Gender in Japan and Norway from Historical Perspective 5 Creating More Equal Partnerships: Home Economics Education and Gender Equality in Japan and Norway 6 Teaching with Feminist Values: A Dialogical Narrative Analysis of Gender Studies Educator Narratives 7 Making It In Academia: A Study of Career Narratives of Men and Women Professors in Norway and Japan 8 Masculinity in Contemporary Viking and Samurai comedies: "It's not really me, that fear-based leadership style stuff" 9 Work-Life Balance and Equality Observed through Advertising during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan and Norway 10 The Struggle to Belong: Trans and Gender-Diverse Experiences in Japan and Norway 11 A Matter of Gender (In)Equality? Public Discourses on Declining Fertility Rates in Japan and Norway 12 Assisted Reproduction with Donated Eggs and Sperm: A Comparison of Regulations on Assisted Reproduction in Norway and Japan 13 Becoming a Feminist Academic in Japan and Norway: A Dialogue with Professors Masako Ishii-Kuntz and Agnes Bolsø 14 Conclusion: Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway: Reflections and Lesson Learnt