Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Japan's huge army of under-employed ex-housewives
Just as men do, over half of the Japanese women join the workforce with a college degree. However, no more than 15% of senior roles in the private sector are held by women. Are there any discriminatory laws or practices in Japan? In most cases, it is the wives who give up their jobs to care for the child/children. But when they are ready to go back to work after a period of leave, they find it quite difficult to resume their currier or even to find a full-time job because many companies are still reluctant to hire someone whose resume has a blank period. Surprisingly, many female returnees to the job market end up settling in part-time or dead-end jobs. That’s one reason the average income of Japanese women is over 40% lower than that of men. However, things are changing as more flexible work styles become popular, such as pay-for-output, pay-by-hour, work from home, and gig working, along with the workforce shortage.
Enjoy reading and learning about how women have been socially handicapped in Japan.
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