From Gender to Diversity and the Control of Labour Force Changes among Japanese Companies
The present article introduces an analysis of diversity management practices and perceptions within major Japanese companies. Since the mid 1990’s, important changes in the socio-economic context have forced major Japanese companies to face the necessity of incorporating greater diversity into their labour force. In the present article, we will analyse the practices undertaken by such companies regarding diversity management. We will show how diversity management first began with measures aiming at the advancement of working women within companies and have subsequently been used, with a similar logic, to manage foreign workers.