Titre :	Women and japanese companies II: regular and non regular employees
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Année de publication :	2010
Importance :	p 227-264
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	SCIENCES SOCIALES
Mots-clés :	JAPON  EMPLOI  INEGALITE DE SALAIRE  GENRE  FEMME AU TRAVAIL
Résumé :	More and more women are working outside the home these days but what form does that employment take? Considering their family responsibilities and varied motives for working, we can expect no one uniform pattern of employment for all women. This chapter looks into these differences in more detail, paying particular attention to the divide between regular, permanent employees and the large number of employees in nonregular work situations- contract workers, dispatched workers, part-time workers. As the life goals, work styles and labor conditions of these various types of nonregular workers differ quite a bit, it is inappropriate to lump them all together as exploited employees working under less-than-desirable terms. Nonetheless, nonregular employment has a major impact on inequalities among women so the author looks at this issue in some depth. In terms of supply and demand in the labor market, the number of nonregular workers, particularly nonregular female workers, has increased due to factors related to both workers and employers. What exactly are these factors? Are the supply-side or the demand-side factors stronger? Of course, we cannot ignore the role of the recession that has plagued Japan for the past ten to fifteen years and must also consider the future impact of broader economic an societal trends, such as the decreasing birthrate and the aging of society. After examining these issues, the author offers a brief outlook for the future.
Numéro du document :	A 9927/SOC
Niveau Bibliographique :	2
Bull1 (Theme principale) :	SOCIOLOGIE
Bull2 (Theme secondaire) :	GROUPES SOCIAUX

Women and japanese companies II: regular and non regular employees [texte imprimé] . - 2010 . - p 227-264.
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	SCIENCES SOCIALES
Mots-clés :	JAPON  EMPLOI  INEGALITE DE SALAIRE  GENRE  FEMME AU TRAVAIL
Résumé :	More and more women are working outside the home these days but what form does that employment take? Considering their family responsibilities and varied motives for working, we can expect no one uniform pattern of employment for all women. This chapter looks into these differences in more detail, paying particular attention to the divide between regular, permanent employees and the large number of employees in nonregular work situations- contract workers, dispatched workers, part-time workers. As the life goals, work styles and labor conditions of these various types of nonregular workers differ quite a bit, it is inappropriate to lump them all together as exploited employees working under less-than-desirable terms. Nonetheless, nonregular employment has a major impact on inequalities among women so the author looks at this issue in some depth. In terms of supply and demand in the labor market, the number of nonregular workers, particularly nonregular female workers, has increased due to factors related to both workers and employers. What exactly are these factors? Are the supply-side or the demand-side factors stronger? Of course, we cannot ignore the role of the recession that has plagued Japan for the past ten to fifteen years and must also consider the future impact of broader economic an societal trends, such as the decreasing birthrate and the aging of society. After examining these issues, the author offers a brief outlook for the future.
Numéro du document :	A 9927/SOC
Niveau Bibliographique :	2
Bull1 (Theme principale) :	SOCIOLOGIE
Bull2 (Theme secondaire) :	GROUPES SOCIAUX