30 questions from Manu and Shioppy

These are 30 questions from Manu and Shioppy related to gender and employment / work-life balance.

We will be answering these questions on a weekly basis, so stay tuned for updates.

1. What is the ratio of men and women in workplace?
2. What percentage of women are employed?
3. What is the ratio of female managers in Japanese companies?
4. What are some difficulties women face when job hunting?
5. What are the issues women face in the workplace?
6. Why do women choose to work?
7. Why do men choose not to work?
8. What is "quota system"?
9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of quota system?
10. Does the quota system give disadvantage to men?
11. Do Japanese people support the quota system?
12. Do you know any company that has introduces quota system?
13. Is the quota system legalized in Japan? And what is the situation in other countries?
14. What qualities does the country must have in order for the quota system to work?
15. How many countries in the OECD have not introduced the quota system yet?
16. What do you think is needed to introduce the quota system in Japan?
17. What is work life balance?
18. What are the advantages and disadvantages of work life balance?
19. Which countries have the best work life balance?
20. What qualities does the countries with good work life balance have?
21. How did the idea of work life balance change over the years?
22. Did remote work contribute to better work life balance situations?
23. What are the advantages and disadvantages of remote work?
24. Why do some women feel negatively about remote work?
25. What is the global average overtime?
26. What are the benefits for a company to encourage work-life balance?
27. Do you know of any companies that have initiatives to achieve work life balance?
28. What approach to work life balance would you like to take?
29. What does it mean for women to balance their life and work?
30. What do you think is necessary to create a society where women can work comfortably?

*questions were edited on June 13, 2024  

Introduction

Hello, we are Shioppy and Manu.

We are Japanese university students studying intercultural communication.

Our blog will introduce topics related to feminism, women's employment, how work-life balance effects women, and the quota system.

The idea for our blog initially started from separate ideas, "quota system" and "work-life balance". But as we made progress on our research we realized that our topics had similarities in a way that they both touched on the how it effects women differently from men, and how women's experiences are not seen as default.

We are looking into different perspective on employment and work environment/style, so that we can better understand different circumstances.

We think that women's contribution to society and the issues that women face are deserving of much greater attention, so we hope to play a role in increasing awareness on these issues.