32% of women considered career change due to gender disparity in Japan: survey March 7, 2023 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version Mimosa flowers, the symbol of International Women's Day スーパーコピーバッグ  are seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward in this March 1, 2021 偽ブランド  photo. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) TOKYO -- Some 31.8% of women in Japan have thought about switching jobs because of the gender gap at their workplaces, and 54.5% of female workers found themselves at a disadvantage compared to men, a survey by the job search site "Onna no Tenshoku type" has found. Both figures are about 2.5 times higher than the corresponding figures for men, signaling that workplace gender disparity has not been rectified in Japan. The online inquiry, conducted ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, targeted members of the career change website and others in February, and received responses from 958 people. It was found that 64.1% of women and 59.4% of men felt that there is a gender gap at their workplaces. When asked what experiences they had because of being women, 40.3% of female respondents said they were "paid less," forming the largest group, followed by those who said they were "made to serve tea and clean up among other chores" at 39.5% スーパーコピーn級  those who were "assigned to ancillary jobs" at 37.4%, and those who were "sexually harassed" at 29.1%. A total of 54.5% of female workers said they either "somewhat" or "significantly" found themselves at a disadvantage compared to men. The corresponding figure for men stood at 19.7%, meaning that more than 2.5 times fewer men found themselves at a disadvantage either significantly or to some extent compared to their female colleagues. Meanwhile, 58.3% of women and 50% of men felt difficulties at their workplaces because of gender stereotypes, the survey found. When questioned what experiences they had at their workplaces because of being men ブランドバッグコピー  54.3% said they were "assigned to physically taxing jobs," forming the largest group, while 27.6% said they "felt an atmosphere where they could not complain コピーブランドバッグ " and 21.3% said they found it "hard to ask for shorter working hours." These results indicate that men are also impacted by the gender gap at their workplaces. When questioned what was needed to eliminate gender disparity, both the female and male respondents cited "changing awareness among management," making up the most common answer, followed by "an environment where everyone finds it easy to take parental or nursing care leave." (Japanese original by Nami Takata, Business News Department) Font Size SML Print Go to The Mainichi Home Page Related Articles 'Is this all good?': Ad boards using manga icon question Japan workplace gender inequality Editorial: Japan's new gender pay gap rules a chance to eradicate inequality