There used to be two big categories separating Japanese women: sengyo-shufu (専業主婦) (full-time housewife) and career women (キャリアウーマン). Nowadays, however, with an increase of women in the workforce—especially working mothers—there are additional terms that express women with jobs. More @Wikipedia
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