were working in non-regular employment, compared to around 22 percent of men.
According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2022, 31.2 percent of the male respondents and 34.5 percent of the female respondents stated that they wish to work at a time that is convenient for them as the leading reason for non-regular employment. As of 2022, more than half of all female employees in JapanLeading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2022, by gender
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Other statistics that may interest you Gender equality in Japan
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Gender gap index in Japan 2016-2023
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Education
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- Premium Statistic Number of male students Japan 2021, by institution type
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Employment
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- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate Japan 1973-2022, by gender
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Pay gap
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- Premium Statistic Average wages per month among full-time male workers Japan 2013-2022
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- Premium Statistic Average wages per month among full-time male workers Japan 2022, by age group
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- Premium Statistic Average wages per month among male full-time workers Japan 2022, by industry
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Politics
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- Premium Statistic Share of female leaders in politics Japan 2016-2022, by type
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Family
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- Premium Statistic Mean age of marriage Japan 1955-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of dual income households Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Parental leave acquisition rate Japan 1996-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Time allocation on workdays in Japan 2023, by gender
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Public opinion
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- Premium Statistic Most common gender role attitudes among men in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Most common gender role attitudes among women in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Sense of gender equality between men and women in Japan 2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Opinion on traditional gender roles regarding labor in Japan 2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Opinion on women working in Japan 2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic View on whether domestic labor interferes with women's careers in Japan 2023
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (February 14, 2023). Leading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Leading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2022, by gender." Chart. February 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Leading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Leading Reasons for Engaging in Non-regular Employment in Japan in 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Leading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
Leading reasons for engaging in non-regular employment in Japan in 2022, by gender [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, February 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154504/japan-reasons-for-non-regular-employment-by-gender/