The inter-role conflicts among female workers playing a dual role in Japan

Since Shinzo Abe took the helm as prime minister in 2012, Japan’s female labour force participation has ticked up. Abe’s push for female empowerment was since the decline in births in Japan had been considered the fastest in the world. However, barriers are still common among female workers especially those having underage children, a condition in which inter-role conflicts occur. This research focuses on inter-role conflicts that arise on female workers playing a dual role and aims at looking into their way of playing the role in both public and domestic sectors. The research applies interviewing as the method in the qualitative approach. This research concludes that women in the workforce still face certain impediments including inflexible working hours and restrictions in family and household time.