Japan eyes reform of outdated labor systems based on gender ‘roles’

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he places female economic empowerment 'at the center' of his 'new form of capitalism' and has vowed to implement steps to raise women's pay. | POOL / VIA AFP-JIJI

The central government has called for a revamp of old-fashioned labor practices, taxation and social security systems that have left the nation’s gender gap largely intact for years, taking issue with the stereotypical notion of the roles expected of men and women. A policy blueprint released Friday to promote women’s economic empowerment states that the

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