According a survey conducted between November 2022 and January 2023, around 84 percent of respondents in Japan thought that tasks such as domestic and care labor hinder women's career advancement. Over five percent of the respondents disagreed that unpaid domestic and care work was an obstacle to women's active participation in the workforce.
Opinion on whether care and household responsibilities hinder the advancement of women in their professional lives in Japan as of January 2023
among Japanese nationals; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Original question: "There are opinions that the fact that women spend more time on child-rearing, caregiving, and household chores is one of the reasons for the lack of advancement of women in their professional lives. What do you think about this opinion?"
The survey used a stratified two-stage random sampling method.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 27, 2023). Opinion on whether care and household responsibilities hinder the advancement of women in their professional lives in Japan as of January 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395613/japan-opinion-whether-domestic-labor-interferes-with-womens-careers/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Opinion on whether care and household responsibilities hinder the advancement of women in their professional lives in Japan as of January 2023." Chart. March 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395613/japan-opinion-whether-domestic-labor-interferes-with-womens-careers/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Opinion on whether care and household responsibilities hinder the advancement of women in their professional lives in Japan as of January 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395613/japan-opinion-whether-domestic-labor-interferes-with-womens-careers/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Opinion on Whether Care and Household Responsibilities Hinder The Advancement of Women in Their Professional Lives in Japan as of January 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395613/japan-opinion-whether-domestic-labor-interferes-with-womens-careers/
Cabinet Office Japan, Opinion on whether care and household responsibilities hinder the advancement of women in their professional lives in Japan as of January 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395613/japan-opinion-whether-domestic-labor-interferes-with-womens-careers/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Opinion on whether care and household responsibilities hinder the advancement of women in their professional lives in Japan as of January 2023 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395613/japan-opinion-whether-domestic-labor-interferes-with-womens-careers/
