According to a survey conducted in 2023 on gender equality in Japan, over 68 percent of respondents believed that men are favored to at least some extent within Japanese society. About ten percent of survey participants were the opinion that women in Japan received preferential treatment by society.
Opinion on gender equality within Japanese society as of April 2023
excluding senior high school students; single answer format
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Within the below mentioned area (society), do you think gender equality has been achieved? Please choose the option that fits your way of thinking best".
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding by the source.
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Dentsu Institute. (June 27, 2023). Opinion on gender equality within Japanese society as of April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220047/japan-opinion-gender-equality-society/
Dentsu Institute. "Opinion on gender equality within Japanese society as of April 2023." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220047/japan-opinion-gender-equality-society/
Dentsu Institute. (2023). Opinion on gender equality within Japanese society as of April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220047/japan-opinion-gender-equality-society/
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