Over 75 percent of respondents of a survey conducted between November 2022 and January 2023 on gender equality in Japan found that men received preferential treatment in society. In contrast, only about five percent thought that women in Japan were generally given preferential treatment.
Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023
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Original question: "Do you think that the status of men and women is equal in society as a whole? Please answer the question that comes closest to your Please select what comes closest to how you feel. (Select one)."
The survey used a stratified two-stage random sampling method.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 23, 2023). Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/897745/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023." Chart. March 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/897745/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/897745/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Perceptions of Gender Equality throughout The Entire Society among People in Japan as of January 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/897745/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan, Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/897745/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/897745/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-gender/
