THE SITUATION OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN THE JAPANESE LABOR MARKET. BETWEEN REJECTION AND INTEGRATION

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.5583272303082

• Palavras-chave: gender gap, inequality, Japan, labor market, Muslim women

• Keywords: gender gap, inequality, Japan, labor market, Muslim women

• Abstract:

  The Japan Statistical Office publishes its report on the situation of the labor market every five years. The results serve as a reference for public bodies to implement government measures to reduce the gender gap within the Japanese labor market. This study analyzes labor inequality through the parameters of gender, age and social class. The absence of other categories in the analysis of the data in this type of study makes it impossible to know the specific employment situation of different groups of women.
  My research intends, through a socio-economic study, to analyze the situation of Muslim women in the Japanese labor market. To do this, I carry out a quantitative study by means of surveys of female Muslim workers living in Japan to compare the data with the results of the state survey. The first results of the work show a series of inequalities at the employment level of Muslim women with respect to non-Muslim women. In summary, the incorporation of other categories in the data analysis shows the existence of employment inequalities for Muslim women that the state study does not contemplate.