Gender Wage Gap: Expedite Efforts to Improve Treatment of Non-regular Employees

Editorial

17:32 JST, December 16, 2024

There has been an increase in the number of working women, but many challenges also remain, such as the difficulty that those who left their jobs to raise children face in returning to work.

The government and companies should strive to create workplaces that can make the most of women’s desire to work.

In April, the government launched a project team to promote women’s active roles in society. It is said that the team will encourage companies to support a balance between work and family life and promote women to managerial positions, among other matters.

The Labor Standards Law stipulates that gender shall not be a basis for treating people differently regarding wages. However, many women leave the workforce to get married or raise children, thus their length of........

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