주사위 놀이와 우표 속 남녀 비율 및 여성 역사 위인 한일 비교

Abstract

In this paper, the male-to-female ratio and characteristics of female characters appearing in dice board games and postage stamps in both Korea and Japan were examined from the perspective of gender. First, the ratio of men and women in backgammon, which is a great historical figure in Korea, is 13.5:1, and the ratio of men and women in postage stamps is 5.5:1, which means that there are relatively fewer women than men. There were many virtuous women or anti-Japanese patriotic martyrs from a Confucian perspective. On the other hand, the ratio of men and women in Japanese backgammon is 8:1, and the ratio of men and women in postage stamps is 2.4:1, and similarly, there are fewer women.　As for the female characters, there were many poets of waka (和歌) or female writers. It can be seen that the ratio of female figures in Japan is about twice as high as that in Korea, and this is related to the gender ratio gap (8:1 in Korea, and 4:1 in Japan) confirmed in keywords, such as filial piety, and classic databases in both Korea and Japan.　In particular, the 9:1 male-to-female ratio in the Japanese culture postage stamp series is interesting, as it symbolizes gender inequality in modern Japanese politics.