According to a survey conducted in 2023 on gender equality in Japan, over 44 percent of respondents believed that gender representation in media was equally favorable. However, the share of respondents thinking that the portrayal of men in media is at least somewhat favorable reached around 38 percent, while over 17 percent of survey participants were the opinion that portrayals of women in Japanese media were favorable.
Opinion on gender equality in media representation in Japan as of April 2023
excluding senior high school students; single answer format
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Within the below mentioned area (media representation), do you think gender equality has been achieved? Please choose the option that fits your way of thinking best".
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding by the source.
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Dentsu Institute. (June 27, 2023). Opinion on gender equality in media representation in Japan as of April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220133/japan-opinion-gender-equality-media/
Dentsu Institute. "Opinion on gender equality in media representation in Japan as of April 2023." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220133/japan-opinion-gender-equality-media/
Dentsu Institute. (2023). Opinion on gender equality in media representation in Japan as of April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220133/japan-opinion-gender-equality-media/
Dentsu Institute. "Opinion on Gender Equality in Media Representation in Japan as of April 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220133/japan-opinion-gender-equality-media/
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