cover. On the outside, Japan's cover looks like one in which other countries should envy.

When we take a look and see that their income gap between rich and poor is smaller than

that of the United States. Generally, the Japanese are known for their teamwork, and

equality. If anyone in Japan is making a outrageous salary they are looked down on

because that shows individuality, and it goes against teamwork. There is no need for

unions in Japan, equality seems to be each companies goal. But like a bad book with a

good cover, there is a far different story behind all of this. In all of the great things listed

above, Japanese women are not included in this dynamic. Throughout this report you will

see the inequality in the Japanese workplace, the struggle between the Sogoshoku and the

Ippanshoku, and how the Japanese women are starting to chose work over home.

Inequality in the Japanese Workplace

The socialization of men dominating women in Japan starts at a young age.

Japanese boys and girls are taught to use different expressions and words. As Japanese

girls reach their teenage years, the majority of them have no major goal

caused sedimentation of inequalities towards women. The longer this goes on the longer

men get positions that pay exceptionally better. "Women's wages are only 62.5 percent of

To fully understand the discrimination that Japanese women face each day in the

major part of these women's jobs are to serve tea to the men. This sounds easy, but there

economic relations. Articles 3 and 26 of the Covenant give Japanese women the right to

book, it discusses how this was very much the cultural norm for the United States,

equal economic opportunities and equal protection. Obviously these laws are not helping.

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