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Tokyo government to introduce four-day workweek to empower women (www.japantimes.co.jp)

submitted 8 months ago by mc900ftJesus@lemy.lol to c/world@quokk.au

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During a policy speech Tuesday at a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's regular session, Gov. Yuriko Koike emphasized the importance of flexible work-styles, especially for women.

"We will continue to review work styles flexibly to ensure that women do not have to sacrifice their careers due to life events such as childbirth or child-rearing," she said.

To help employees balance child care and work, the government plans to introduce a new “child care partial leave" system, which allows workers to reduce their working hours by up to two hours a day.

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nice! What's next paid daycare and housing cost improvements? That will really get the numbers up.

[–] weirdboy@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There is already subsidized and/or free daycare depending on income, child's age, and other factors.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 points 8 months ago

Guess they need to focus on the work climate then which is exactly what they are doing with this Certainly a pleasant thing to hear from last week's remove the uterus.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 8 months ago

And housing isn't terribly expensive in Japan.

[–] ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Actually treating female coworkers as equals in the workplace next?

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 8 months ago

Kind of hard for the government to mandate that.