Record 61% believe women should continue to work after birth: survey

A record 61 percent of the Japanese public believe women should continue to work after giving birth, according to a recent government survey.The rate was up 6.8 percentage points from the previous survey in 2016, and the highest since the government launched the survey in 1992, the Cabinet Office said."It was principally driven by increasing employment rates among women and growing awareness regarding female empowerment," a Cabinet Office official said.The rate was only 23.4 percent in the 1992 survey.In Japan, women have long had fewer opportunities than men to pursue careers because of ex…READ FULL ARTICLE