Chris Tso

Chris Tso is Research Associate at University of Cambridge's Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. His research examines contemporary Japanese gender dynamics, particularly bodily standards for corporate men and their impact on workplace power structures.

His work analyzes how white-collar Japanese men internalize female colleagues' grooming expectations, revealing how this bodily discipline reinforces traditional hierarchies despite changing gender roles. Research combines ethnographic interviews with cultural analysis of masculinity norms in corporate environments.