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- Convenors:
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Tomoko Nakahara
(Kobe University)
Kazuyo Yamada (Shiga University)
Kimie Kumayasu (Osaka Prefecture University)
Kumiko Ida (Osaka Prefecture University)
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- Stream:
- Economics, Business and Political Economy
- Location:
- Torre B, Piso 3, T11
- Sessions:
- Friday 1 September, -
Time zone: Europe/Lisbon
Short Abstract:
In Japan the issue of women's poverty continues to be marginalized and in particular the situation of women as part of a household. Our research examines the quality of life of women living in households from the viewpoint of capability and shows some issues overlooked by mainstream studies.
Long Abstract:
In Japan from the late 1990s through to the early 2000s issues of 'inequality' and 'poverty' came to prominence and, especially after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, seen as serious social problems. The issue of women's poverty however, continues to be marginalized and in particular the situation of women as part of a household, has attracted little interest. Women who are part of a household either through living with their parent(s) or who are married, are not regarded as having any need for social support.
There is a tendency to believe that women living in households are 'dependents' either of their parents or husbands. A typical example is that married women are not included in the definition of 'freeters' (non-regular worker) contained in the Japanese government's employment policy. When we look at household resources it is not always the case, as is assumed in economic theory that they are shared evenly with all household members, because the interests of each members differ. Our research examines the quality of life of women living in households from the viewpoint of 'capability' (Amartya Sen, Inequality Reexamined, 1992) and aims to show that because of the gender blindness of mainstream studies, a number of issues have been overlooked.
For this study, we used our website survey to understand the living conditions of young women who have secondary education or less. They are not seen as a focus in youth employment support policies or in social policies to promote women's participation and advancement to managerial positions in the workplace, despite their extremely high rate of non-regular employment. The survey was conducted in April 2014 of 1,000 women and 1,000 men between the ages of 15 - 34 years. We conducted a follow-up survey on them with additional questions in November 2016.
Our session will present an overview of the study, our research framework and then discuss the living conditions of young women from our research. We focus on employment, happiness, violence and their sense of self-respect and self-esteem.
Accepted papers:
Session 1 Friday 1 September, 2017, -Paper short abstract:
The subject of my presentation is to explain the living conditions of young women, focusing on their employment, money matters and happiness. I will discuss their quality of life in three aspects, and young women's perception of happiness.
Paper long abstract:
Our study aims to conduct a gender analysis of the living conditions of young women in Japan in order to uncover their hidden poverty. However, women included within their households are classified as 'dependents' and are often overlooked, regardless of the reality and context of their inclusion.
The subject of my presentation is to explain the living conditions of young women, focusing on their employment, money matters and happiness. I will discuss their quality of life in three aspects, and how the young people recognize their own happiness.
In 2014, our research group started a web survey on the living and working conditions of young women in Japan, and conducted a follow-up survey in 2016. We analyzed responses from both males and females (15-34 years old) who have high school or lower educational qualifications.
I will analyse the relation between their current economic situation, self-estimation of degree of happiness, life satisfaction and self-esteem, categorizing responses into two or three groups; women with their partner, women living with parent(s) and women living by themselves. Showing the results, I would like to discuss young women's perception of happiness and their quality of life.
Paper short abstract:
This study aims to explain quality of life of young women focusing on fear of violence. I focus on two aspect of violence, fear of violence in family relation and fear of violence in relationship of strangers.Through the analysis, I will discuss the quality of life of young women.
Paper long abstract:
In Japan, since the Domestic Violence law was enacted in 2001, every three years surveys are conducted on the incidence of violence against women. The national survey indicates that about 20 % of women have experienced male partner violence and that the number of consultations to police or consultation support center are increasing annually. Most of the previous studies in Japan focus on the experience of Domestic Violence, not focus on the "fear of violence".
This study aims to explain a self-esteem of young women focusing on the" fear of violence".
Especially, I focus on two levels of violence, "fear of violence in own family relation" and "fear of violence from strangers".
In 2014, our group conducted an original web survey about the living and working conditions of young women in Japan. Respondents were both males and females (15-34 years old) who have high school or lower educational level. In 2016, a follow up survey was conducted.
I use the follow up survey data, and categorize responses into two; women with their partner or not.
I will analyze a relation their current job situation, economic situation, diversity of network, fear of violence, and self-esteem. Through the analysis, I would like to discuss quality of life of young women and also give comments on relevance "fear of violence" and self-esteem.
Paper short abstract:
本報告では、世帯で暮らす（高卒以下）若年女性の生活の質を、自尊感情との関連から明らかにすることを目的とする。分析に使用するのは、高卒以下の若年女性に対して我々が行ったウェブ調査から得られたデータである。
Paper long abstract:
The purpose of this presentation is to examine the quality of life of women living in households in relation to their self-esteem, by analyzing the data from our website survey to young women who have secondary education or less.