Support of Work-Family Balance and Women’s Careers  

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Takeishi, Emiko

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Japan Labor Review vol. 4 no. 4 (2007), page 79-96.
Topik: career; work - family balance; women's career
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In Japan, various policies have been implemented since the 1990s in support of a work - family balance. These policies were triggered by societal concerns regarding the declining birthrate. Notably, various requirements were posed upon corporations including the mandatory introduction of a child care leave system. However, while society needs family friendly policies, corporations have little necessity to modify their employment management system to resolve the dwindling birthrate. One might also argue their need to commit to work - family support policies regardless of the birthrate. Corporations implement policies beyond their legal obligation when it is meaningful for them to do so. Potential direct advantages for corporations include a secure and stable workforce and a strong morale and commitment from their employees. On the other hand, how do work - family support policies affect workers ? This paper first reviews legislative policies in support of a work - family balance and subsequently clarifies their status of enforcement by corporations, concluding with a discussion of the relationship between work - family support policies and women's careers. Do more women remain working in companies with family - friendly policies and does that contribute to the improvement of women's employment ? Particularly, since post 1990 s' work - family measures focused on balancing work and child rearing and also since pregnancy and child care are major grounds for women's career break, this paper analyzes the status of such policies and changes in women's careers by focusing primarily on support for a balance of work and child care.

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