Kiyoshi Murata    Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Commerce    Position   Professor
Date	2009/05/14
Presentation Theme	Gender Issues in the Japanese Information and Communication Technology Industry: Female Workers in the Androcentric Workplaces
Conference	Culture in Information Systems Research: UKAIS Workshop
Promoters	Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility and the Information Siciety Doctoral Programme of De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Collaborative
Publisher and common publisher	Ryoko Asai and Kiyoshi Murata
Details	In April 1986, the Law concerning Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment went into force in Japan. Thirteen years later, the Basic Law for a Gender-equal Society was enforced. Both of the laws aim at enhancing to construct a gender-equal society and prohibiting gender segregation in workplaces. Furthermore, the Japanese government has recently adopted policies to promote work-life balance in order to encourage women to continue their careers after marriage or childbirth. However, the effectiveness of these policies has been deteriorated due to the Japanese culture with respect to "work". This circumstance can typically be observed in the Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) industry. In this study, we examine gender issues in the Japanese ICT industry focused on its masculine workplace culture and practices.