View of Tokyo residents on changes promoting men's engagement in childcare Japan 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 9, 2024

Around 50 percent of Tokyo residents viewed improving communication within the family as a change required to promote men's participation in housework and childcare, according to a survey conducted in June 2021. In the same survey, women reported spending twice as much time on household chores as men.

Opinion among Tokyo residents on changes required to advance men's participation in housework and childcare in Japan as of June 2021

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Couples/family members should communicate better	50%
Men should reduce hesitancy to participate in household chores, etc.	47.5%
Companies should promote work-style reforms (improve the working environment, etc.)	45.5%
Society should accept it is natural for men to engage in housework and childcare	44.8%
Men should accept it is natural for men to engage in housework and childcare	38.5%
Men should improve their housework and childcare skills	27.4%
Older people/people around should respect the couple's way of thinking	27.2%
Consultation services should be available for men to seek advice easily	18.9%
Women should reduce hesitancy toward men's participation in household chores, etc.	18.1%
Men should make friends to engage in housework and childcare together	17.8%
Do not know/have not thought about it particularly	10.8%
Others	1.7%

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