Gender diversity management policies of Japanese large corporations
Pham, Tram (2017)
Yrkeshögskolan Arcada
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017053011078
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017053011078
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The population of Japan has been shrinking dramatically due to the low birthrate in recent years that leads to the decline in working population of Japan also. To solve this problem,this country has been trying to encourage female residents to join the labor force. However,
the problem of gender inequality at work has been visible in this country for centuries, which has prevented Japanese women from working. The major aim of this thesis is to
examine the diversity management policies to balance the gender diversity in large Japanese corporations. In order to examine the situation of the whole of Japan, three companies that are not in the same industry were selected to be analyzed, which are Hitachi, Ltd., Shiseido Japan, and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Japan.
The data and information that is used in this thesis are completely based on secondary data in Human Resource Management studies that are related to the subject. The information of these companies was gathered through their annual reports, previous theses and researches and interviews conducted by other organizations.
The key finding of this thesis is to prove the fact that even though both the Government of Japan and these three companies have been putting a lot of effort in dealing with gender diversity in the workplace, this problem is still a long-term challenge that cannot be easily solved completely in the near future. Nonetheless, in a country that cultures have been dominated by male for centuries like Japan, if they still keep their determination in dealing with gender diversity at work like they have been doing, significant changes will be achieved in the future.
the problem of gender inequality at work has been visible in this country for centuries, which has prevented Japanese women from working. The major aim of this thesis is to
examine the diversity management policies to balance the gender diversity in large Japanese corporations. In order to examine the situation of the whole of Japan, three companies that are not in the same industry were selected to be analyzed, which are Hitachi, Ltd., Shiseido Japan, and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Japan.
The data and information that is used in this thesis are completely based on secondary data in Human Resource Management studies that are related to the subject. The information of these companies was gathered through their annual reports, previous theses and researches and interviews conducted by other organizations.
The key finding of this thesis is to prove the fact that even though both the Government of Japan and these three companies have been putting a lot of effort in dealing with gender diversity in the workplace, this problem is still a long-term challenge that cannot be easily solved completely in the near future. Nonetheless, in a country that cultures have been dominated by male for centuries like Japan, if they still keep their determination in dealing with gender diversity at work like they have been doing, significant changes will be achieved in the future.