An office lady, often abbreviated OL, is a female office worker in Japan who performs generally pink-collar tasks such as secretarial or clerical work. Office ladies are usually full-time permanent st
A Japanese woman in work uniform (c. 2000s)
Women in Japan were recognized as having equal legal rights to men after World War II. Japanese women first gained the right to vote in 1880, but this was a temporary event limited to certain municipa
Office lady
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A photograph of Japanese women from the book "Japan And Japanese" (1902)
Countess Mutsu Ryōko, wife of notable diplomat Count Mutsu Munemitsu. Photographed in 1888.
Byakuren Yanagiwara, a poet and member of the imperial family.
Chikage Oogi was the first female President of the House of Councillors and the first woman to be awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.