[IIS BRIEF] No Momentum for Change: A Look into the Gender Gap of Employment and Shifting Perspective of Women Working in Japan

The discourse on the gender gap in employment is predominantly discussed in developing countries. However, developed countries also face the same problem with different intensities, despite the high number of people who have completed higher education. Women in developed countries still face unequal pay hidden within the triumph from the high rate of women participating in labour. For instance, Japan, as a leading country in education across Asia with a low gender gap rate of -2.7%, has also been one of the bottom performers with a high gender pay gap of 25.9%. How the gender gap in employment persists among developed countries, especially in Japan?

Author: Tri Nur Chasanah
Editor: IIS Team
Designer: Dian Adi MR

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