Globalisation and Women in the Japanese Workforce (Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies Routledge)

Globalisation and Women in the Japanese Workforce contributes to the debate about the impact of globalisation upon women. It examines the effect of restructuring upon women's employment in Japan and describes the actions women are taking individually and collectively to campaign for change in their working environment and the laws and practices regulating it. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Figures and tables......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 14 Glossary of Japanese terms......Page 16 Notes on style......Page 19 1 Introduction......Page 20 Part I Analytical framework......Page 32 2 A critical analysis of globalization......Page 34 3 Gender and globalization......Page 56 Part II Background to the analysis......Page 82 4 The Japanese model of capitalism and the globalization of Japanese production......Page 84 5 Women workers in the post-war model of capitalism in Japan......Page 105 Part III The impact of globalization and restructuring on women working in Japan......Page 128 ‘Re-regulation’, restructuring and women in the regular workforce......Page 130 7 Deregulation, restructuring and women working in non-regular positions......Page 160 8 Globalization and women’s activism in Japan......Page 188 Conclusion......Page 210 9 Conclusions and discussion......Page 212 Appendix A......Page 222 Appendix B......Page 224 Appendix C......Page 226 Notes......Page 227 Bibliography......Page 235 Index......Page 261 Globalization And Women In The Japanese Workforce Contributes To The Debate About The Impact Of Globalization Upon Women. It Examines The Impact Of Restructuring Upon Women's Employment In Japan And Describes The Actions Women Are Taking Individually And Collectively To Campaign For Change In Their Working Environment And The Laws And Practices Regulating It.--jacket. Analytical Framework -- Background To The Analysis -- Impact Of Globalization And Restructuring On Women Working In Japan. Beverley Bishop. Series Numbering From Publisher's List In Later Volume. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [216]-241) And Index. This text examines the impact of restructuring upon women's employment in Japan and describes the actions women are taking individually and collectively to campaign for change in their working environment.