Gender, Equality and Employment in Japan: Reflections on three decades of equality | SOAS
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 15/09/2017

This event titled "Gender, Equality and Employment in Japan: Reflections on three decades of equality" was given by Helen Macnaughtan (SOAS University of London), Peter Matanle (University of Sheffield). Machiko Osawa (Japan Women's University) and Jun Imai (Hokkaido University) on 7 September 2017 at the Japan Research Centre, SOAS University of London.
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A movement toward gender equality in employment in Japan has been underway for some thirty years, since the enactment of the 1986 Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEOL).  This presents an opportunity to investigate the progress of gender equality over the last three decades as well as assess the current employment environment for both men and women in Japan.  This symposium brings together four established scholars from the UK and Japan, offering insight into the challenges facing both sexes as they negotiate work in contemporary Japan.