哪些因素阻碍了日本公共和私营部门的职员意识到性别不平等?

What prevents public and private workers in Japan from recognizing gender inequality?

尽管女性在日本劳动人口中的占比在过去30年里有极大的增长,但是收入和地位上的性别不平等依然如故。这里涉及的一个重大问题就是社会中缺乏对性别不平等的意识。本研究的目的就是探讨阻碍公共和私营部门的职员认识到性别不平等的因素,尤其是日本式的管理和文化规范。我们用职业生涯调查收集1999—2011年的数据进行实证分析。本研究发现,公职人员和私企员工在性别不平等的意识上没有显著的差异,但是影响他们的性别不平等意识的因素确实不同。本文还讨论了我们的研究发现对促进全日本职场性别平等的意义。

Although the percentage of women in Japan’s workforce has increased substantially over the last 30 years,gender inequality in terms of income and position has persisted.A major problem is the lack of consciousness around gender inequality in society.Our study aims to explore the factors,particularly the Japanese style of management and cultural norms,that prevent workers in the public and private sectors from recognizing gender inequality.The Working Life Survey data collected from 1999 to 2011 were used for empirical analysis.The research finds that while there are no significant differences in the perceptions of gender inequality between public workers and their private counterparts,the factors influencing their consciousness of gender inequality do differ.The article also discusses the implications of our findings for efforts to promote gender equality throughout the Japanese workforce.