"Womenomics" in Japan : In Brief

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Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

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Provides background on historically high gender gap in Japanese workforce, and surveys economic arguments to close the gender gap to revitalize Japanese economy after years of slow growth. Explains...

Provides background on historically high gender gap in Japanese workforce, and surveys economic arguments to close the gender gap to revitalize Japanese economy after years of slow growth. Explains Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "womenomics" strategy to boost economic growth through reforms and policies to encourage participation and advancement of women in the workforce, as part of larger "Abenomics" economic reform program. Considers prospects and challenges for womenomics implementation.

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