New mothers in Japan can now seek help with household tasks as well as pre- and postnatal care amid a growing number of support organizations. One such group, Sai-Mama, was started by Mika Okada, a midwife who also runs Sakura Maternity Center in Saitama Prefecture. Established ...
Female workers who experienced workplace discrimination and bullying when they were pregnant have called on the government to live up to its promise to stamp out what is known in Japanese as matahara, or "maternity harassment." In a reflection of conservative Japan's staunch "men at ...
The Japanese recipient of a U.S. government award for contributions to female empowerment says more needs to be done in Japan to advance her cause.
The online poll of women who became pregnant while employed also found that one in 10 were verbally harassed. Others reported being fired or not having their contract renewed.
An employee of a major beauty salon operator who sued the company over alleged acts of "maternity harassment" has reached an out-of-court settlement with the firm. The woman withdrew the suit filed with the Tokyo District Court after her employer, Fuji Beauty, which operates the ...
In its first ruling on “maternity harassment,” the Supreme Court nullifies a lower court’s decision to reject a therapist’s claim that she was unjustly demoted for being pregnant.
When Sayaka Osakabe returned to work after a second miscarriage, one of the first questions her boss asked was whether she was having sex again. Despite laws guaranteeing equal opportunity and a near parity of sexes attending university, Japanese women have yet to gain an ...
Prince William's wife, Kate, cast aside British tradition when she picked the team that helped her deliver her baby on Monday. Instead of turning to a midwife, an option favored by a majority of women in the U.K. as well as Queen Elizabeth II, the ...
