Japan: workplace harassment among heterosexual and LGBT individuals 2019

According to a survey conducted between November and December 2019 about diversity at work in Japan, the most common form of workplace harassment observed by well over 30 percent in each respective respondent group were comments regarding physical appearance. Overall, individuals identifying as bisexual seemed to have experienced forms of workplace bullying the most frequently.

Common forms of workplace harassment experienced by heterosexual and LGBT individuals in Japan 2019

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

November 22 to December 9, 2019

Number of respondents

2,405 respondents

Age group

20-69 years

Special properties

among Japanese full-time employees, multiple answers possible

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which forms of harassment have you observed at your workplace?"

The source specifies that all respondents apart from transgender respondents are cisgender, meaning that their sex assigned at birth matches their gender identity.

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