Women in Japan, how the gender pay gap limits their potential to shine
At the dawn of a new era, women in Japan still face old challenges: they’re paid less than men and struggle to scale the professional ladder. How can the impasse be broken?
Beatrice Selleri
Contributor
Journalist, graduated in marketing and management, passionate about communication and mother of Sofia and Jacopo. I love to travel and discover the world day after day, even through the eyes of my children. I was born and grew up in Bologna and lived in Milan for few a years, a city full of energy and in continuous evolution. Now I’m living on the other side of the world, in Tokyo, enjoying this new adventure discovering Japan and its wonders.
Favourite quote
“Take life lightly, that lightness is not superficiality, but gliding above things, not having weights on your heart” (Italo Calvino)
At the dawn of a new era, women in Japan still face old challenges: they’re paid less than men and struggle to scale the professional ladder. How can the impasse be broken?
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