Taking Gender Seriously: Feminization of Nonstandard Work in Korea and Japan
This paper analyzes the nature and challenges of growing nonstandard employment in Korea and Japan through the lens of gender. Among the OECD countries Korea and Japan represent the worst cases of gender gaps in employment and have very high rates of female workers in nonstandard employment. Based on an analytical framework whereby national differences in the gendered nature of nonstandard work can be investigated this study compares feminization of nonstandard work in Korea and Japan and makes the following three conclusions of practical importance. First social policies designed to help workers to balance work and family must be accompanied by legislation that regulates nonstandard work. Second a coordinated industrial relations system is necessary to properly implement legislative efforts. Finally the trade union movements in both Korea and Japan must improve their representative functions for women workers. (authors)
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