Gender Inequality and Equal Policies

TANAKA Sigeto <http://www.sal.tohoku.ac.jp/~tsigeto/>
(Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University)

Date: 2007-05-31

ISBN: 978-4-86163-060-6

NCID: BA82426143

Language: JPN

Publisher: Tohoku University Press

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Keywords

moderate work/family balance, family-friendly work system, gender-equal policy

History

Earier versions of this paper were published as follows:

• Tanaka Sigeto. 2003. "Principal earner and accommodator in household: an illustration of gender stratification process in contemporary Japan". Paper read at the Tokyo Meeting (2003-03-02, University of Tokyo) of Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28), International Sociological Association.
• Tanaka Sigeto. 2004. "Principal earner and accommodator in household: an illustration of gender stratification process in contemporary Japan". Gender Law and Policy Annual Review. 1: 25–48.
• Tanaka Sigeto. 2004. "Setai no naka no syotokukaku to tyouseiyaku: gendai nihon ni okeru seibetu kaisou no katei". Touhoku Daigaku 21Seiki COE puroguramu danzyo kyoudou sankaku syakai no hou to seisaku zyenda hou/seisaku kenkyuu senta kenkyuu nenpou. 1: 31–43.

The most significant change from the earlier versions is that the 2007 version includes discussion on the principles of "equality of opportunity" and "equity" as ethical bases for equal policies (Section 3(4)). The 2007 version also introduces new citations and data, as well as minor changes in the text.

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• The 21 Century COE Program, School of Law, Tohoku University / Book Series
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