Poll Shows Childcare Gulf
More than 90% of Japanese men with children under one do little or nothing to help look after them and are contributing to their country's looming demographic crisis, according to a survey of married women.
More than 90% of Japanese men with children under one do little or nothing to help look after them and are contributing to their country's looming demographic crisis, according to a survey of married women.
The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research found that 82.4% of husbands perform few child-rearing duties, while 9% do none. More than 20% of men whose wives work full-time do nothing in the home, and almost a third help with less than a 10th of household chores. Women who work outside the home say the lack of support puts them off having more children because they would probably have to leave their own job. Last year Japan's birthrate hit a record low of 1.25 children per woman.
The tendency to leave chores and childcare to women is blamed on the demands Japanese companies place on male staff. More than a quarter of men married to women in their 20s and 30 often get home from work after 10pm.
The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research found that 82.4% of husbands perform few child-rearing duties, while 9% do none. More than 20% of men whose wives work full-time do nothing in the home, and almost a third help with less than a 10th of household chores. Women who work outside the home say the lack of support puts them off having more children because they would probably have to leave their own job. Last year Japan's birthrate hit a record low of 1.25 children per woman.
The tendency to leave chores and childcare to women is blamed on the demands Japanese companies place on male staff. More than a quarter of men married to women in their 20s and 30 often get home from work after 10pm.
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