According to a survey on gender equality conducted between November 2022 and January 2023, over 64 percent of respondents in Japan disagreed with the statement that a husband should work outside of the home while a wife should take care of the household. Disagreement with traditional gender roles was higher among women.
Attitude on traditional gender roles regarding work duties among people in Japan as of January 2023
Original question: "What are your thoughts on the idea that 'husbands should work outside the home and wives should take care of the home'? (Select one)."
The survey used a stratified two-stage random sampling method.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 23, 2023). Attitude on traditional gender roles regarding work duties among people in Japan as of January 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114615/japan-opinion-on-traditional-gender-roles-regarding-work-duties/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Attitude on traditional gender roles regarding work duties among people in Japan as of January 2023." Chart. March 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114615/japan-opinion-on-traditional-gender-roles-regarding-work-duties/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Attitude on traditional gender roles regarding work duties among people in Japan as of January 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114615/japan-opinion-on-traditional-gender-roles-regarding-work-duties/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Attitude on Traditional Gender Roles regarding Work Duties among People in Japan as of January 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114615/japan-opinion-on-traditional-gender-roles-regarding-work-duties/
Cabinet Office Japan, Attitude on traditional gender roles regarding work duties among people in Japan as of January 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114615/japan-opinion-on-traditional-gender-roles-regarding-work-duties/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Attitude on traditional gender roles regarding work duties among people in Japan as of January 2023 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114615/japan-opinion-on-traditional-gender-roles-regarding-work-duties/
