Author : Mr.Chad Steinberg
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1475512929
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (755 download)
Book Synopsis Can Women Save Japan? by : Mr.Chad Steinberg
Download or read book Can Women Save Japan? written by Mr.Chad Steinberg and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan's potential growth rate is steadily falling with the aging of its population. This paper explores the extent to which raising female labor participation can help slow this trend. Using a cross-country database we find that smaller families, higher female education, and lower marriage rates are associated with much of the rise in women's aggregate participation rates within countries over time, but that policies are likely increasingly important for explaining differences across countries. Raising female participation could provide an important boost to growth, but women face two hurdles in participating in the workforce in Japan. First, few working women start out in career-track positions, and second, many women drop out of the workforce following childbirth. To increase women’s attachment to work Japan should consider policies to reduce the gender gap in career positions and to provide better support for working mothers.