Japan is abolishing gender distinction in school uniforms. Why is this done?
The reason is that some people reported that they were considering mental needs such as gender reassignment and felt uncomfortable wearing school uniforms with obvious gender distinctions.
The school uniforms of Japanese female high school students are all short skirts and short sleeves. Now that the Japanese government’s new policy has been introduced, many schools have responded. Some schools have begun to change the style of student uniforms. Female high school students Students can also wear long pants.
However, in the student days, school uniforms still have a special representative significance. Especially the uniforms of Japanese students have left a deep impression on the public. There are obvious differences between men and women. No one comments on Japan. Whether male students' school uniforms look good or not, most people focus on Japanese female students.
The school uniforms of Japanese female students may be influenced by Japan’s special culture. Although they are good-looking, they are not safe to a certain extent and can easily conjure up the association of some people with ill intentions. After all, stockings and short skirts are a symbol of feminine charm. Special manifestations, coupled with the influence of Japanese cultural trends, some Japanese short films will also appear in scenes of female high school students, which will have a bad impact on the students' future.
This change can improve our view of Japanese students to a certain extent, and also meet the special psychological needs of some students, killing two birds with one stone.
Extended information
In Japan, most primary school students are required to wear uniforms before going to school, but some schools allow school children to wear casual clothes. In the school uniform of this period, most boys wore a white top with shorts and a hat. When taking photos of class activities, students usually wear more formal uniforms than on normal school days.
Girls’ uniforms may include white shirts and gray pleated skirts, and some schools also adopt sailor uniforms. Both men's and women's uniforms may need to be changed in response to seasons, occasions or activities. The brightly colored hat on the head is designed for traffic safety.
When entering Japanese junior high schools and high schools, they will wear their school uniforms. Just as the army requires soldiers to put on their uniforms neatly, male students have to wear their stand-up collar uniforms and female students have to wear sailor uniforms. Among them, the stand-collar uniforms of male students are designed based on Japanese military uniforms from the Meiji period, while the sailor uniforms of female students are modeled on European naval uniforms of the past.
Both of them replaced the more inconvenient hakama that students had to wear in the past. From 1920 to 1930, this trend was promoted by educator Utako Shimoda (Shimoda Utako) and was adopted by many schools. However, although the traditional stand-collar uniforms and sailor uniforms are still widely used today, many schools have also begun to adopt the suit-style uniforms spread from parochial schools.
No matter which school they are in, students will be uniformly assigned the same style of uniforms. Most schools will include their uniforms in the tuition fee, without additional payment; the school usually provides the school's uniforms, as well as physical education Sportswear worn during class. According to the rules set by the school, students are usually free to choose the winter or summer styles of their uniforms according to weather conditions.
Some students may deliberately challenge the existing rules and fail to dress in accordance with the regulations. For example, wearing large and loose socks, or female students shortening the exposed part of their skirts by tying them up, etc.; while some male students may not pull up their sleeves, or simply unbutton their uniforms.
Because some schools are attended by students of the same gender, or some schools do not have separate changing rooms. Therefore, students mostly change their clothes according to class needs in their own classrooms, and some schools allow students to wear sportswear in class. In addition, some schools will strictly regulate students' hairstyles, shoes, school bags, etc. on campus. However, students are usually strictly required to abide by school rules only on special days such as the opening and closing ceremonies of the semester and photography.