1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Hidden unenployment of female labor and the problems conccerning the full utilization.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	08630011
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	経済理論
Research Institution	CHUO UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	FURUGORI Tomoko Chuo University, Professor Dept.of Economics,, 経済学部, 教授 (90173533)
Project Period (FY)	1996 – 1997
Keywords	human resources / hidden umemployment (labor force) / Tama New Town / married women / atypical employment / contingent labor / "distance to job" / flexibility of social system
Research Abstract	The hidden labor force falls in two types. The first one is seen among workers in the labor force who want to work more than they currently do. The second one is seen among workers not in the labor force who want to work if given opportunities. A survey in Tama New Town, a suburban district in Western Tokyo, shows that a quarter of the women belong either of the two types. There are a number of reasons why women have become the hidden labor force. Tax system, wage system, social security system, employment practices, family responsibility, etc.have reflected on male-dominated society that has given disadvantages to women. A full utilization of female labor is of necessity to raise women's position and important not to waste valuable human resources in the modern society. However, it can not be achieved unless we make economic as well as social conditions equal between men and women.