Marrying and having children without interrupting one's career was the ideal course of life to one in three unmarried women in Japan, according to a survey conducted in June 2021. It was the the first time that the proportion of single women who wanted to continue working was greater than the proportion of those who preferred to take a temporary break from their careers to raise children.
Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021
Characteristic
Never marry and continue working
Marry and continue working without having children
Marry, have children, and continue working
Marry and interrupt career to raise children
Marry, have children, and stop working upon marriage or childbirth
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National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (September 9, 2022). Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021." Chart. September 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (2022). Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Ideal Life regarding Marriage, Career, and Having Children among Unmarried Women in Japan from 1987 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021 [Graph], National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, September 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/
