Promoting Gender Equality at the Workplace in Japan: From a Historical Perspective of the Gendered Division of Labour in Japanese Society

Seika Tanaka () and Shima Nagano ()
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Seika Tanaka: Yokohama College of Commerce
Shima Nagano: Meiji University

Chapter Chapter 6 in Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Equality in Japan, 2021, pp 93-110 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With more and more women joining the workforce, a gendered division of household labour (e.g. “men work outside and women stay at home”) has gradually decreased in Japanese society (Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office, 2017). The national government and corporations are striving for the promotion of gender equality in the workplace, and such efforts are highly praised within society. However, the results of gender equality do not always match their expectations. For example, while the number of female managers has increased in many Japanese companies and government agencies, most of the female managers are at the middle-management level, such as section or subsection chiefs. The reality is that female staff are scarce at the top management level. There remain human resource management practices that limit women’s promotion to executive positions and the board of directors, who can directly influence the company’s decision-making.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75154-8_6

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