Marrying and having children without interrupting one's career was the ideal course of life to one in three unmarried women in Japan, according to a survey conducted in June 2021. It was the the first time that the proportion of single women who wanted to continue working was greater than the proportion of those who preferred to take a temporary break from their careers to raise children.
Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021
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National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (September 9, 2022). Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021." Chart. September 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (2022). Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Ideal Life regarding Marriage, Career, and Having Children among Unmarried Women in Japan from 1987 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Ideal life regarding marriage, career, and having children among unmarried women in Japan from 1987 to 2021 [Graph], National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, September 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337628/japan-ideal-course-of-life-unmarried-women/