Being doubly disadvantaged or escaping gender discrimination?: female self-employment in Japan and their responses to the COVID-19 crisis

IF 1 4区 社会学 Q3 SOCIAL WORK
Kyoko Suzuki, Shuhei Naka
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Abstract

ABSTRACT This study focuses on female self-employed workers in Japan, evaluating their position in the labour market and access to social protection. It also investigates the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and their responses to it. We find that female self-employed workers are in a better position than female employees working on non-standard contracts, with less gender disparity. However, they lack social protection against sudden income loss, which caused them more serious damage during the COVID-19 crisis. Although the segment is relatively free from gender discrimination, it cannot escape the gender biases embedded in the social security system.
是双重弱势还是逃避性别歧视?:日本女性自主创业及其对新冠肺炎危机的应对
摘要本研究聚焦于日本女性个体经营者,评估她们在劳动力市场中的地位和获得社会保护的机会。报告还调查了2019冠状病毒病危机的影响及其应对措施。我们发现,女性个体经营者比非标准合同的女性雇员处于更有利的地位,性别差异较小。然而,他们缺乏针对突然收入损失的社会保障,这在新冠肺炎危机中给他们造成了更严重的损失。虽然这一阶层相对没有性别歧视,但它无法摆脱社会保障制度中根深蒂固的性别偏见。
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