Record 34% Japanese gov't male employees take paternity leave in FY 2021

A record 34 percent of Japanese central government male employees took paternity leave in fiscal 2021, up 5 points from a year earlier and topping the 30 percent target the government set by 2025, government data showed Tuesday.Separate data showed women accounted for 14.1 percent of deputy director-level posts at government ministries and agencies and directors at local offices of the central government as of July, up 0.8 point from the previous year and marking the highest level on record.Despite the rising number of male government officials taking paternity leave in the year that ended …READ FULL ARTICLE