Flyer issued in Japan for pregnant women advising them on how not to irritate their husbands after giving birth sparked furious responses
A Japanese mayor has apologised for issuing a flyer to pregnant women advising them on how not to irritate their husbands after giving birth.
The flyer contained a section titled “Advice from fathers to you”, which included answers to a survey of new fathers conducted in the city of Onomichi in western Hiroshima prefecture.
Some men who responded to the survey said they were annoyed when their wives became “irritated for unknown reasons” or could “not do housekeeping work” because they were too busy taking care of the baby.
Japanese women have long struggled against deeply entrenched gender stereotypes, and there was a furious reaction when the document was shared on social media this week.