November 30, 2012
The larger the companies are, the larger the gap in wages between men and women, reveal government statistics. Even though the world’s largest male-female pay gap trend has been confirmed in Japan, large corporations are further increasing the wage differential based on gender.
A National Tax Agency survey shows that women workers in all business entities in 2011 received an average of only 53% of male workers’ wages.
According to the survey, the wages for female employees in independently-operated businesses were 74% of that for male employees. The percentage goes down to 55% in companies with less than 20 million yen in capital, 54% in companies with 20-50 million yen in capital, and 45% in large corporations with a capital of more than one billion yen.
The survey results indicate that larger corporations are forcing woman workers to work at relatively low pay.
A National Tax Agency survey shows that women workers in all business entities in 2011 received an average of only 53% of male workers’ wages.
According to the survey, the wages for female employees in independently-operated businesses were 74% of that for male employees. The percentage goes down to 55% in companies with less than 20 million yen in capital, 54% in companies with 20-50 million yen in capital, and 45% in large corporations with a capital of more than one billion yen.
The survey results indicate that larger corporations are forcing woman workers to work at relatively low pay.
