The pace of closing the gender pay gap among full-time workers in Japan slowed in 2024, with the increase in the ratio of women in managerial positions remaining stalled, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.On an index with men set at 100, average monthly wages for women stood at 75.8, meaning the gap improved by just 1.5 points from five years earlier, according to an analysis of data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, nearly 40 years after the country implemented a law to ensure equal opportunity and treatment between men and women in employment.The difference was especia…READ FULL ARTICLE
