Gender Inequality in the Japanese Occupational Structure: A Cross-National Comparison with Great Britain and the United States

Contrary to expectations, the overall degree of sex segregation in Japan is smaller than it is in the UK and the US. Notes 2 reasons why this may be. However, gender inequality in the Japanese labor market is probably manifested in the form of access to authority, employment status, and fulltime/par...

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Published in:International journal of comparative sociology 1994-09, Vol.35 (3-4), p.188-206
Main Authors: Shirahase, Sawako, Ishida, Hiroshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative Study
Crossnational studies
Employment
Gender
Great Britain
Inequality
Japan
Occupational Segregation
Sex discrimination
Sexual Inequality
Sociology
Sociology of work
Sociology of work and sociology of organizations
United Kingdom
United States
United States of America
Working population. Employment. Women's work
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Summary:Contrary to expectations, the overall degree of sex segregation in Japan is smaller than it is in the UK and the US. Notes 2 reasons why this may be. However, gender inequality in the Japanese labor market is probably manifested in the form of access to authority, employment status, and fulltime/part-time distinction with occupations. (Original abstract-amended)
ISSN:0020-7152
1745-2554
DOI:10.1177/002071529403500302