Record 34% of Japan gov’t workers took paternity leave in FY 2021
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Wasn’t able to quickly find the original article in Japanese, but it seems much more likely that the 34% refers to new fathers eligible to take paternity leave, not all Japanese government workers of any age or sex.
I don’t trust this number. I feel it is 1% :))
Wonder how many of them were harassed/bullied afterwards. Or demoted to lower positions when they came back.
If this is true, good for them!
Men in Japan are eligible for the equivalent of 31.9 fully paid weeks off
Yeah, my work gave me five days 🙄 I had the baby in NICU for a month and had to use all my nenkyu to be at the hospital. Even then I was only allowed to take five consecutive days, work one day, rise and repeat. 34% means nothing if these are the conditions.