Women want surname claim in Marriage.

Asian women want equality in marriage right to keep surname.

From the beginning of time in the majority of countries, it has always been the husband’s name that leads on the family. Women drop their fathers name to take their husbands. How long will this last for? Are all women, mostly the working class, educated and rich, happy with this? In the UK and most countries, women are allowed to have or keep their fathers name and it is a matter of choice to take the partner or husbands’ name.

Female celebrities get to keep their surname even when married at a matter of choice, mostly if they become famous before marriage. Female celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gwen Stefani, Opera Winfrey, Catherine Zita Jones and  Beyonce Knowles  went along with it.
Today, a group of Japanese citizens are currently battling a 113 year old law, stating that a married couple must share the same surname. In Japan, couples are allowed either surname name but have to decide whose name they are taking, the male or the female. However, custom indicates that it is the wife who loses her name claim. The same applies to most African countries but it is always a must to go with the husbands’ surname.
Recently, four women in Japan are filing a lawsuit calming that law violates constitutional equality and are demanding the law to be changed. The future is looking promising for them and change could be in the horizon. Will other parts of the world not exposed to this tradition follow the stream? Will women from countries suffering from the same issue stand up  for them selves some day in the future or will they stand by the culture they have always known and accepted?