TOKYO, Mar 09 (News On Japan) –
The British “Economist” journal’s “glass-ceiling index” was launched on March eighth to mark International Women’s Day, rating Japan twenty seventh, third from the underside, amongst OECD international locations.
Japan improved its rating by one place from the earlier 12 months however nonetheless got here in twenty seventh out of 29 international locations.
The index combines information on greater training, labor-force participation, pay, little one cares prices, maternity and paternity rights, business-school functions, and illustration in senior jobs.
The Economist identified that solely 15% of managerial positions in companies are occupied by girls, and the proportion of feminine parliamentarians is low. It analyzed that girls in Japan “still face the biggest obstacles in the workplace.”
Iceland topped the rating, with Sweden in second place, and different Nordic international locations additionally dominating the highest spots.
Source: FNN