Mutantfrog Travelogue on the gender makeup of Japan’s workforce

February 11, 2009
By Ken Worsley

With the New York Times recently reporting that women may soon surpass men and comprise a majority of the American workforce, Mutant Frog Travelogue’s Adamu decided to take a look at where the figures for Japan stand. I was actually surprised to learn that just over 40% of Japan’s workforce is made up of women. The comments section of this post is also worth checking out, for the discussion on Krispy Kreme.

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2 Responses to “Mutantfrog Travelogue on the gender makeup of Japan’s workforce”

Matt on February 17th, 2009 5:02 am

As an American, I’d like to see that number reach something like 70% so that my friends and I can turn into stay at home dads. Imagine the possibility of inviting your friends and friends’ kids over during the day to play video games. Awesome.
Ken Worsley on February 26th, 2009 10:39 pm

Matt, I guess I could be a stay-at-home not dad or something. I would definitely be spending more time building gaming servers, that’s for sure.

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