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East Asia has witnessed rapid transformations alongside persistent traditions in gender relations and gender beliefs within and beyond families. Education expansion and economic development have provided women with greater opportunities for empowerment and self-realization beyond the domestic sphere. However, women continue to face signiciant career barriers in the public domain and pervasive gender stereotypes in private lives. Meanwhile, men have been repositioned differently within the evolving sociocultural landscapes, where their individualistic aspirations are often framed as contributing to familial well-being and communal development. Despite the general perception of East Asia as a region deeply rooted in patriarchy and familism, it is crucial to recogonize the substantial variations in how East Asian societies experience value shifts alongside economic development, as well as the diversity in gender beliefs and gender relations across social groups and subnational regions.
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