Comments on: Endemic discrimination against Japanese women: part 1 of 2 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:17:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Preppy Girl http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-21639 Preppy Girl Mon, 07 May 2007 23:40:43 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-21639 OMG THIS IS TOTALLY EW!!!!!!! WOMEN HAVE THE RIGHT OF NOT BEING HARASSED!!!!!!!! I HATE IT HOW THIS HAPPENS WHY CANT THE WORLD BE SO CRUWL 2 THE GIRLS???? WHY ARNT WE ALL EQUAL LIKE WHATaLLIAH HAS SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY CANT WE HAVE WORLD PEACE AND NO MURDERS AND LET THE BUTTERFLYS FLY??? i JUST WANT US ALL TO BE HAPPY!!! thanks for reading my comment OMG THIS IS TOTALLY EW!!!!!!! WOMEN HAVE THE RIGHT OF NOT BEING HARASSED!!!!!!!!
I HATE IT HOW THIS HAPPENS WHY CANT THE WORLD BE SO CRUWL 2 THE GIRLS????
WHY ARNT WE ALL EQUAL LIKE WHATaLLIAH HAS SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY CANT WE HAVE WORLD PEACE AND NO MURDERS AND LET THE BUTTERFLYS FLY???
i JUST WANT US ALL TO BE HAPPY!!!

thanks for reading my comment

]]> By: alliah bobsin http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-21638 alliah bobsin Mon, 07 May 2007 23:33:05 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-21638 this disguists me how many japanese women get harrased there shouldnt be any sexism or racism in any countries at all everyone should be treated equally and how you would want to be treated this is appauling what i am hearing and the % of women who get harrased this is outragest i hope this will put a stop to this women should have the same respect as men!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you this disguists me how many japanese women get harrased
there shouldnt be any sexism or racism in any countries at all
everyone should be treated equally and how you would want to be treated
this is appauling what i am hearing and the % of women who get harrased
this is outragest

i hope this will put a stop to this
women should have the same respect as men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you

]]> By: Sam http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-21637 Sam Mon, 07 May 2007 23:31:23 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-21637 i would like to say that this is disgusting japanese women should not have to go through this mess!!!! this is disbicable!!!!! you should really do something about this! thank-you! i would like to say that this is disgusting japanese women should not have to go through this mess!!!! this is disbicable!!!!!

you should really do something about this!

thank-you!

]]> By: Japundit » How Does Change Happen in Japan? http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-17374 Japundit » How Does Change Happen in Japan? Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:00:29 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-17374 [...] on TV during the 70s or 80s). But where are the significant changes? The actual enforcement of the 1985 Equal Opportunity Law? The increase in women helming corporate jobs and smashing the rice-paper [...] […] on TV during the 70s or 80s). But where are the significant changes? The actual enforcement of the 1985 Equal Opportunity Law? The increase in women helming corporate jobs and smashing the rice-paper […]

]]> By: What your boss thinks of your blog » 世論 What Japan Thinks - Japanese Opinion Polls and Market Research Translated into English http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-9547 What your boss thinks of your blog » 世論 What Japan Thinks - Japanese Opinion Polls and Market Research Translated into English Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:34:30 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-9547 [...] japa.internet.com recently reported on the results of a survey conducted by JR Tokai Express Research into what bosses thought about their subordinates blogging (and other unreported topics related to business blogs). They interviewed 330 people managers in public and private companies; a mere 5.2% were female (see other surveys on this subject), 0.9% in their twenties, 20.0% in their thirties, 53.9% in their forties, 21.2% in their fifties, and 3.3% in their sixties. Just these demographics alone are fascinating! [...] […] japa.internet.com recently reported on the results of a survey conducted by JR Tokai Express Research into what bosses thought about their subordinates blogging (and other unreported topics related to business blogs). They interviewed 330 people managers in public and private companies; a mere 5.2% were female (see other surveys on this subject), 0.9% in their twenties, 20.0% in their thirties, 53.9% in their forties, 21.2% in their fifties, and 3.3% in their sixties. Just these demographics alone are fascinating! […]

]]> By: Over a third of Japanese engineers won’t use Linux on the desktop » 世論 What Japan Thinks http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-2661 Over a third of Japanese engineers won’t use Linux on the desktop » 世論 What Japan Thinks Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:05:57 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-2661 [...] japan.internet.com, in conjunction with JR Tokai Express Research, at the start of June looked at what engineers thought about changing to Linux. They interviewed 330 engineers (not just software, I don’t think), with 90.6% male (a sad reflection on women in the workplace), with 12.7% in their twenties, 43.9% in their thirtiees, 37.6% in their forties, 5.5% in their fifties, and just one person, or 0.3% of the sample, aged sixty or over. [...] […] japan.internet.com, in conjunction with JR Tokai Express Research, at the start of June looked at what engineers thought about changing to Linux. They interviewed 330 engineers (not just software, I don’t think), with 90.6% male (a sad reflection on women in the workplace), with 12.7% in their twenties, 43.9% in their thirtiees, 37.6% in their forties, 5.5% in their fifties, and just one person, or 0.3% of the sample, aged sixty or over. […]

]]> By: Sexual equality in society still far off: part 1 of 2 » 世論 What Japan Thinks http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-285 Sexual equality in society still far off: part 1 of 2 » 世論 What Japan Thinks Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:03:31 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-285 [...] It would be instructive to compare and contrast the results here with a previous report I translated on how women perceive their own roles in the workplace. [...] […] It would be instructive to compare and contrast the results here with a previous report I translated on how women perceive their own roles in the workplace. […]

]]> By: Gary Randall http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-162 Gary Randall Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:35:26 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-162 We seem to share something here with the Japanese when it comes to the treatment of women in the workplace. Japanese women do not seem to enjoy the liberation that American women enjoy but I feel that may change with the conservatives being appointed to our supreme court this will be a interesting issue to watch in the years ahead as our court system changes and our system of government becomes more conservative we may not get the government we had hoped for interesting issue to keep an eye on. We seem to share something here with the Japanese when it comes to the treatment of women in the workplace. Japanese women do not seem to enjoy the liberation that American women enjoy but I feel that may change with the conservatives being appointed to our supreme court this will be a interesting issue to watch in the years ahead as our court system changes and our system of government becomes more conservative we may not get the government we had hoped for interesting issue to keep an eye on.

]]> By: Ken Y-N (Seron) http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-150 Ken Y-N (Seron) Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:35:40 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-150 Hi Charles, Thanks for the comment. Yes, I checked, you are of course correct - I'll update the story with the new text. The rest of the information in your post is interesting, useful background knowledge. Ken Hi Charles,

Thanks for the comment. Yes, I checked, you are of course correct - I’ll update the story with the new text.

The rest of the information in your post is interesting, useful background knowledge.

Ken

]]> By: Charles http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-146 Charles Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:39:51 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2005/12/23/endemic-discrimination-against-japanese-women-part-1-of-2/#comment-146 You have mistranslated the title of the "Sex Equality Law." An accurate translation would be "Equal Employment Opportunity Law." There is no such thing as equality of the sexes in Japanese employment law, EXCEPT for the initial hiring. The law states that men and women must be given equal opportunity in job hiring. But the Japanese courts have repeatedly rejected lawsuits from women claiming discrimination in promotions and pay, the EEOL only "urges" that employers treat women and men equally after hiring. Despite the EEOL, it is a general practice that women are hired last and fired first. Only during the Bubble years did women's employment rates rise to historic highs, businesses were hiring everyone they could get their hands on. But when the bubble burst, women's employment rates dropped almost immediately to the usual low levels. You have mistranslated the title of the “Sex Equality Law.” An accurate translation would be “Equal Employment Opportunity Law.” There is no such thing as equality of the sexes in Japanese employment law, EXCEPT for the initial hiring. The law states that men and women must be given equal opportunity in job hiring. But the Japanese courts have repeatedly rejected lawsuits from women claiming discrimination in promotions and pay, the EEOL only “urges” that employers treat women and men equally after hiring.
Despite the EEOL, it is a general practice that women are hired last and fired first. Only during the Bubble years did women’s employment rates rise to historic highs, businesses were hiring everyone they could get their hands on. But when the bubble burst, women’s employment rates dropped almost immediately to the usual low levels.

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