Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to open up the Anglo-centred argument in gender and accounting by exploring the relationship of women and accounting in a different social and cultural context. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on in-depth ethnographical studies to explore the real- life experiences of 66 Japanese women (9 percent of all women CPAs) who have entered th…
This paper explores the development of household accounting practice in post-war Japan through a review of reported experiences of the winners of an annual accounting prize scheme organized, since 1954, by the Central Council for Saving Information. While academic study of accounting at home is a developing area, analysis has tended so far to rely mainly on Anglo-Saxon contexts. This paper'…