In medieval Japan, women a. were totally subservient to men. b. occasionally served as the shogun. c. dominated the culture of the society. d. had a much worse position than those of China. e. had varying status, enjoying relative equality as well as suffering discrimination.
Women had varying status with some being subservient and less privileged while on the other hand mentions of Onna-bugeisha who where a type of female warrior belonging to the Japanese nobility enjoyed more freedom.
