CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Solymos, Dóra Ayumi |
|---|---|
| Title | Female Labor Force Participation Rate in Japan: The Causes of the Gender Gap and Its Economic Consequences |
| Summary | This thesis discusses the policy environment and socioeconomic conditions in Japan as an example of a highly developed country with seemingly persistent gender inequality. It uses survey data to estimate the reason behind gender inequality in the labor market with the initial hypothesis that it is the social environment that leads to a lower representation of women in the labor force First, it introduces the main themes surrounding the questions of women’s role in economic development and their disadvantaged status in the labor market. Then it applies these themes to the Japanese economy. It can be hypothesized that cultural norms and social views play a powerful role in the employment decisions of individuals. The results seem to support this argument. The thesis does not find any evidence for the importance of fertility and gender based discrimination, however, it seems that married women are much less likely to be in employment than their single counterparts or married men. Attitudes seem to be correlated with employment decisions but only in women. Consequently, in order to achieve meaningful improvements in female labor force participation rates, policymakers may have to focus more on creating change in social norms. |
| Supervisor | Lieli, Robert Pal |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/solymos_dora.pdf |
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