HIROSHIMA -- After a garbage collection company in this west Japan city made efforts to improve its working conditions and go beyond a male-oriented atmosphere, women, including many with children, now represent around 40% of its workforce.
Literally just watched this episode of Parks and Rec yesterday.
Spendrill@lemm.ee 11 months ago
This is a good story and a company that seems to be doing the right kind of things but this quote is eye-popping:
stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 11 months ago
...it's still Japan and they have a long way to go when it comes to gender equality, I'm afraid. I mean, case in point: Japanese city apologizes after advising pregnant women to cook, clean and give husbands massages.