And you're responding with your "strong sense" without considering that Japan might be different. In Japan, around 60% of women quit their jobs after having the

And you're responding with your "strong sense" without considering that Japan might be different. In Japan, around 60% of women quit their jobs after having their first child [1]. In a country that still frowns on "job hopping" and still clings to the outdated notion of lifetime employment in one company, many of these women are unable to re-enter the workforce in anything other than menial part-time work. It's not just the systemic gender discrimination but the fact that women in Japan aren't given a chance to balance careers with marriage/children is what's made this such a sensational story. 1. https://www.works-i.com/column/panelsurveys/%E8%90%A9%E5%8E%9F%E7%89%A7%E5%AD%90/ https://www.works-i.com/column/panelsurveys/%E8%90%A9%E5%8E%...