Category Women Power

Carter Japan Consumer Values Survey 2021 – A Surprisingly Progressive Japan Emerges

On many levels, Japan appears to ignore key elements of what westerners consider to comprise social modernity. One classic example is the profound lack of progress women have made in gaining meaningful roles in management. In this area, to name only one, Japan seems to trail other countries by decades.
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What Do Women in Japan Want? – And More Importantly, Why Don’t We Know this Yet?

In our 2019 CarterJMRN Japan Sentiment Study, we asked 1000 men and women across all 47 prefectures whether they felt that women are making progress toward equality in society. While almost half of the men at 47% felt that this is the case, women were rather less optimistic with only 30% agreeing.
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