Occupational Sex Segregation and the Japanese Employment Model: Case Studies of the Railway and Automobile Industries  

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Shuto, Wakana

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Japan Labor Review vol. 6 no. 1 (2009), page 21-35.
Topik: Occupational Sex Segregation; Japanese Employment Model; Railway; Automobile Industries

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The aim of this paper is to illustrate empirically, through the use of prominent examples, the degree of occupational sex segregation in Japan and the impact that the decline in such segregation has had on Japanese industrial relations. The employment model of Japan is characterized by a flexible labor structure featuring broadly-skilled workers who are supported by a seniority-based pay system and demonstrate a high level of labor productivity. However, this Japanese pattern of employment is only the norm for male workers and does not necessarily apply to female workers. Women are generally employed in different occupations, and even when they do perform the same work as men, in most instances they are placed on different career tracks. This occupational and career differentiation is termed as "occupational sex segregation," and this division by sex has long underpinned Japan's employment model. However, recent years have chipped away at the wall of separation, and since the 1990s women have begun to enter occupations previously exclusive to men. This paper will present six case studies and analyze this new phenomenon focusing on the automobile and railway industries, seen as strongholds of Japanese industrial relations.

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