LEADER 04008nam 2200625 450 001 9910466029103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-5017-0675-6 010 $a1-5017-0621-7 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501706219 035 $a(CKB)3710000000824284 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001599530 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4643568 035 $a(OCoLC)956539061 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse53836 035 $a(DE-B1597)478354 035 $a(OCoLC)979911531 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501706219 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4643568 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11248118 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL951891 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000824284 100 $a20160303d2016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aToo few women at the top $ethe persistence of inequality in Japan /$fKumiko Nemoto 210 1$aIthaca :$cILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource 225 0 $aCornell Studies in Political Economy 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2016. 311 $a1-5017-0248-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe latent function of sex segregation in the Japanese business system -- The Japanese way of change : recasting institutional coordination, sustaining gender inequality -- Studying sex segregation in five Japanese companies -- Women as cheap labor : salaries, promotions, ghettos, and the culture of woman blaming -- Production and navigation of gender bias : heroic masculinity, female misogyny, and queen bees -- Thwarted ambitions and sympathy : long working hours, sex segregation, and the price of masculinity -- Hostess culture and women's jobs : obligatory femininity and sexual harassment. 330 $aThe number of women in positions of power and authority in Japanese companies has remained small despite the increase in the number of educated women and the passage of legislation on gender equality. In Too Few Women at the Top, Kumiko Nemoto draws on theoretical insights regarding Japan's coordinated capitalism and institutional stasis to challenge claims that the surge in women's education and employment will logically lead to the decline of gender inequality and eventually improve women's status in the Japanese workplace.Nemoto's interviews with diverse groups of workers at three Japanese financial companies and two cosmetics companies in Tokyo reveal the persistence of vertical sex segregation as a cost-saving measure by Japanese companies. Women's advancement is impeded by customs including seniority pay and promotion, track-based hiring of women, long working hours, and the absence of women leaders. Nemoto contends that an improvement in gender equality in the corporate system will require that Japan fundamentally depart from its postwar methods of business management. Only when the static labor market is revitalized through adoption of new systems of cost savings, employee hiring, and rewards will Japanese women advance in their chosen professions. Comparison with the situation in the United States makes the author's analysis of the Japanese case relevant for understanding the dynamics of the glass ceiling in U.S. workplaces as well. 606 $aSex discrimination in employment$zJapan 606 $aSex role in the work environment$zJapan 606 $aSex discrimination against women$zJapan 606 $aWomen$xEmployment$zJapan 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSex discrimination in employment 615 0$aSex role in the work environment 615 0$aSex discrimination against women 615 0$aWomen$xEmployment 676 $a331.4/1330952 700 $aNemoto$b Kumiko$f1970-$01035615 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466029103321 996 $aToo few women at the top$92467200 997 $aUNINA