Initiatives and Continuity for International Mobility : Highly Skilled Chinese Females’ Career Path in Japan

This study adopts the method of a semi-structured interview.The word "Feminization of Migration" has been used since the 1960s, and what it has proved so far is the high increase in female immigrants' number and proportion.In my view, the research which tackles the problem of the female immigrants' initiatives has been insufficient.What is more, this problem is also related to the categories of female immigrants' visas (which were different from male immigrants' visas of that time), the gender division of labor, the various thoughts on the definition of "housewife" and "career woman" in different generations since 1960s, and their careers in Japan and China.There is little data on whether highly skilled female immigrants are facing the same problems as mentioned, and the reasons as to why highly skilled Chinese females continuously choose Japan over China (or choose China over Japan) from their studies and careers.This paper focuses on these two topics and will give conclusion remarks by providing an answer to the questions about their work and life careers.