Sexual Harassment in Japan - Frequencies of complaints
Joyce Gelb (CUNY) has distributed some data on the rising number of workplace harassment cases brought to Japan's "Equal Employment" offices. In the 10 years since 1994, the number of cases brought to the government's attention is 10 times the number in 1994.
Sadly, I'll wager that the number is only going to rise as the gender politics of modern Japan are in tension.
1. : Number of consultation cases for workplace sexual harassment,
brought to the prefecture-level Labor Bureau Equal Employment offices.
(1994-2001)
o 1994: 850 sexual harassment consultation cases
o 1995: 968 sexual harassment consultation cases
o 1996: 1615 sexual harassment consultation cases
o 1997: 2534 sexual harassment consultation cases
o 1998: 7019 sexual harassment consultation cases
o 1999: 9451 sexual harassment consultation cases (4882 from female employees)
o 2000: 8614 sexual harassment consultation cases (5882 from female employees)
o 2001: 7633 sexual harassment consultation cases (5925 from female employees)
It's interesting to note that, for instance in 1999, only about half of the sexual harassment cases were from women (so it's safe to assume that the balance were from men.)