According to a survey on gender equality conducted between November 2022 and January 2023, over 85 percent of female respondents in Japan found that men in general received preferential treatment in society. Male respondents agreed with this statement to a lesser degree.
Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023, by gender
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 23, 2023). Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114575/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-men-women-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023, by gender." Chart. March 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114575/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-men-women-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114575/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-men-women-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Perceptions of Gender Equality throughout The Entire Society among People in Japan as of January 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114575/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-men-women-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan, Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114575/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-men-women-by-gender/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Perceptions of gender equality throughout the entire society among people in Japan as of January 2023, by gender [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114575/japan-perceived-preferential-treatment-men-women-by-gender/