Thursday, October 25, 2012

Japan's women: Can they save the country's economy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053254

Women in Japan  were facing inequality and being less participated in workplace. The female mayor  Fumiko Hayashi has worked for the only thing to do was "simple tasks as a man's assistant." Before working for politics, she was a great car saleswoman.

Global Gender Gap Rank (Asia)

6. New Zealand
8. Philippines
25. Australia
55. Singapore
69. China
86. Bangladesh
97: Indonesia
100: Malaysia
101: Japan

The report says it shows that "women still make up a fairly low percentage of the senior and highly skilled positions". Although Female employment rate reached to 60.8% but still lower than the male employment rate.  Fumiko claims that having increase the employment rate of female will lead to the raise of GDF by 15%.

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