| dc.description.abstract | Since World War II , women labour force participation rate has been continually rising worldwide. There is no exception in Taiwan and Japan. However, to Asian women who are more conservative in gender issues, they tend to leave the labour market when they have to consider family factors such as getting married or having babies.
Along with the changing of time, increasing of educational opportunities and the changing of industrial structure, the job opportunities for women are increasing. Meanwhile, in order to enable women to work as well as take care of family, both of Taiwanese government and Japanese government are making labour laws to assure the rights of working women and mothers. Yet, women who are living either in Taiwan or in Japan chose to quit their jobs because of their family affairs. Comparing to the labour participating rates between Taiwan and Japan in 2006, there were more Japanese women quit their jobs when they were getting married or had to raise children. According to related laws made by these two countries, we know that their legislative backgrounds and purposes are almost the same. It makes us wonder why there is such a big difference while Taiwanese women and Japanese women are making their decision.
By analyzing data collected in Taiwan and in Japan, this research tries to examine if enterprises provide related laws or regulations to employed women, and how they practice those laws and regulations. Besides, by interviewing people who are in the women labour market, this research tries to examine if companies are applying different measures according to the different laws and regulations of two countries. By analyzing the difference of employing attitude and measures between enterprises in these two countries, this research tries to point out the factors which affect women labour force participating rates in Taiwan and in Japan.
The results of this research show that the related laws of Taiwan and Japan are very similar. In addition, there is no any gender inequality involved when enterprises in both countries are recruiting women. This research also finds out the reasons why women labour force participation rates between Taiwan and Japan are different are mainly caused by the child-care environment and measures provided by enterprises in these two countries. | en_US |