Discrimination at work place is a ubiquitous phenomenon, whether its corporate sector or government job, inequity against women would always exist. Even women correspondent is paid less than men under the flagship of BBC.
The same has happened with Michiko Koseki in Japan. She gave many years to the company which she worked for but lately she was offered no credentials for her work instead the company decided to move all the men in her department to nicer offices while keeping the women in the old work space.
The situation became worse when she was asked to offer tea to male colleagues and during the official meetings.
When she complained, her boss replied, We can’t hire a new woman just to pour the tea. So this is what actually these Y- chromosomes think of their female colleague.
A U.N. study released last year revealed that Japan ranked behind all other industrialized nations in terms of empowerment of women, with 10.7% of senior corporate and political positions held by women, compared with 42% in the United States.
In general, women on average earn 44% of what men earn in Japan.
Talking about the present case, Koseki and five other women launched their discrimination suit against Kanematsu Corp. (the company in where they worked) in 1995, alleging the company systematically created a caste system and kept female employees on the lower rungs. Company officials however, declined to be interviewed, citing the pending lawsuit.
Japan is a home to the world’s second-largest economy, women have entered the workforce in record numbers over the past 15 years. The phenomenon was once heralded by many as the start of a new era of sex equality in a country where women have long lagged a step behind men professionally.
But this is not the ground reality. Women have taken long strides and have been through many testimonials in order to prove their efficacy towards work along with their household chores, yet this gender prejudice especially regarding pay and incentives is all pervasive.
Can anybody tell me, why?
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