The 3rd JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2019 (March 4-5)
The Future of Women and Work ―Policy Responses to Women’s Employment

This year marked 40 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1979. Over the years, how have policies on equal employment opportunities for men and women been implemented in various countries? To what degre in reality have we built a society where women can thrive in the workplace? What are the future issues and challenges? The Japan Insuitute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) held the 3rd Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2019 in order to share a better mutual understanding of these matters among participating countries.

Date:

March 4-5, 2019

Venue:

The Japan Insuitute for Labour Policy and Training, Tokyo, Japan

Seminar Theme

"The Future of Women and Work ―Policy Responses to Women’s Employment"

Program

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech

• Welcome and Opening remarks
  Yoshio HIGUCHI, President, JILPT

• Information about the seminar structure
  Mitsuji AMASE, Director, Research and Information Service Department, JILPT

• Keynote speech
  Janice BELLACE, President, The International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL)

Session 1: Female Labor Participation and Expansion of the Fields Where Women Can Work

Chairperson: Machiko OSAWA, Professor, Japan Women's University

• China
  A Review of China's Urban Gender Wage Gap from 1995 to 2013 (PDF:371KB)
  Jin SONG, Assistant Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
• Korea
  Gender Wage Gap in Korea in Lifecycle Perspective (PDF:510KB)
  Selim CHOI, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
• Malaysia
  Women Left Behind? Closing the Gender Gap in Malaysia (PDF:310KB)
  Beatrice Fui Yee LIM, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
• Philippines
  Explaining the Gender Gap in Labor Force Participation in the Philippines (PDF:494KB)
  Ma. Christina F. EPETIA, Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines School of Economics

Session 2: Balancing Work and Family

Chairperson: Noriko IKI, President, Japan Institute for Women’s Empowerment & Diversity Management

• Brunei
  Policy Implications for Working Women in Brunei (PDF:299KB)
  Norainie AHMAD, Lecturer, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
• Japan
  Women’s Employment Status and Family Responsibility in Japan: Focusing on the Breadwinner Role (PDF:476KB)
  Shingou IKEDA, Senior Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training
• Japan
  Marriage, Parenthood and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from Japan
  Fang HE, Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training
• Singapore
  Work-life Experiences, Policies, and Challenges in Singapore (PDF:291KB)
  Aliya Hamid RAO, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Singapore Management University

Session 3: Legal Policies on the Female Labor Force

Chairperson: Chikako KANKI, Associate Professor, Rikkyo University

• Vietnam
  The Labour Rights of Women in Vietnam (PDF:268KB)
  Trang Thi Kieu TRAN, Lecturer, Hanoi Law University
• Taiwan
  Legal Policies on Gender Equal Pay in Taiwan (PDF:394KB)
  Yu-Fan CHIU, Assistant Professor, National Chiao Tung University School of Law
• Australia
  The Promotion of Gender Equality at Work in Australia through Law and Policy: A Work in Progress (PDF:281KB)
  Adriana ORIFICI, Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University and PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne

Concluding Session

• Moderator: Machiko OSAWA, Professor, Japan Women's University
• Panelists:
  • Janice BELLACE, President, ISLSSL
  • Takashi ARAKI, Professor, The University of Tokyo
  • Noriko IKI, President, Japan Institute for Women‘s Empowerment & Diversity Management

June 26, 2019
July 25, 2019 PDF data updated

Related Information

• JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar (2017-)
• Japan Labor Issues Seminar Report