Although the employment rate of women in Japan reached 69.5% in 2013, more than 60% of women leave the workplace prematurely, mostly owing to childbirth. This pattern results from institutional impediments to achieving a viable work-family balance – impediments that embody the harsh view of male superiors and colleagues toward working mothers.
尽管2013年日本妇女就业率达到了69.5%，但60%多的妇女过早退出了劳动力大军，主要原因是为了照顾孩子。这一模式的根源在于阻碍视线工作-家庭平衡的制度障碍——男性上司和同事对生了孩子还上班的母亲十分反感。