Around 27 percent of Japanese respondents viewed the lack of support women receive from employers in work and care responsibilities as the most crucial factor hindering the achievement of gender equality in the country, according to a survey on women's equality conducted by Ipsos in 2019. Among 28 countries surveyed, Japan showed the lowest share of respondents, only four percent, claiming that their country has already achieved equality between women and men.
Most crucial factors stopping women from achieving equality with men according to people in Japan as of October 2019
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Original question: "Which two or three of the following, if any, do you think are the most important factors in stopping women from achieving equality with men in your country?"
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Ipsos. (November 13, 2019). Most crucial factors stopping women from achieving equality with men according to people in Japan as of October 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092561/japan-important-factors-stop-women-achieve-equality/
Ipsos. "Most crucial factors stopping women from achieving equality with men according to people in Japan as of October 2019." Chart. November 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092561/japan-important-factors-stop-women-achieve-equality/
Ipsos. (2019). Most crucial factors stopping women from achieving equality with men according to people in Japan as of October 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092561/japan-important-factors-stop-women-achieve-equality/
Ipsos. "Most Crucial Factors Stopping Women from Achieving Equality with Men According to People in Japan as of October 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092561/japan-important-factors-stop-women-achieve-equality/
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