Caring for the elderly and holding down a job : how are women coping in Japan?

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dc.contributor.authorOgawa, Naohiro
dc.contributor.authorRetherford, Robert D.
dc.contributor.authorSaito, Yasuhiko
dc.date.accessioned2008-11-19T19:32:02Z
dc.date.available2008-11-19T19:32:02Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionFor more about the East-West Center, see <a href="http://www.eastwestcenter.org/">http://www.eastwestcenter.org/</a>
dc.description.abstractFindings from Nihon University's 1999-2000 Japan Longitudinal Study of Ageing show that more than half of Japanese women who live with an elderly parent or parent-in-law are employed outside the home. Even in households where the elderly family member is very old or seriously disabled, large proportions of women continue to hold down full- or part-time jobs. These finding should be reassuring to Japanese policymakers who are concerned that middle-aged women remain in the labor force while continuing to care for elderly family members at home.
dc.format.extent4 pages
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/3932
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherHonolulu: East-West Center
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAsia-Pacific population & policy ; no. 65
dc.subject.lcshAging parents - Care - Japan
dc.subject.lcshMiddle-aged women - Employment - Japan
dc.subject.lcshAdult children living with parents - Japan
dc.titleCaring for the elderly and holding down a job : how are women coping in Japan?
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