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70 lines
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abstract: 'The `Work Style Reform'' (WSR) initiative, spearheaded by the late former
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has advocated for the adoption of `fukugyo''
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(''side jobs'') as an additional source of income for workers. While this
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initiative is often uncritically viewed as a possible solution to
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insecure employment, especially for women employed in low-paying,
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temporary positions, this article argues that the WSR''s promotion of
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fukugyo, reinforces patriarchal norms rather than challenging them.
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Furthermore, it critiques the neoliberal ideology that underpins the WSR
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initiative, which portrays underpriviledged groups of workers, such as
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working women in non-regular employment earning less than their male
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counterparts, as `flexible'', `autonomous'' and `entrepreneurial'', capable
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of juggling multiple jobs while fulfiling their domestic duties. The
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article claims that the WSR''s promotion of fukugyo lacks sufficient
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legal safeguards and social welfare support for fukugyo workers, the
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majority of whom are not recognised as `workers'' under Japan''s labour
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law. As a result, it could exacerbate the problems of employment
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insecurity and gender inequality in Japan.'
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affiliation: 'Hamada, I (Corresponding Author), Monash Univ, Japanese Studies, Melbourne,
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Australia.
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Hamada, Iori, Monash Univ, Japanese Studies, Melbourne, Australia.'
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author: Hamada, Iori
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author-email: iori.hamada@monash.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Hamada
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given: Iori
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/09555803.2023.2240804
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earlyaccessdate: JUL 2023
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eissn: 1469-932X
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files: []
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issn: 0955-5803
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journal: JAPAN FORUM
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keywords: 'flexible labour market; gender inequality; informal labour; Japan;
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labour policy; neoliberalism; pay gap; platform economy; precarious
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employment; side jobs; >'
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language: English
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month: 2023 JUL 27
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number-of-cited-references: '60'
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orcid-numbers: Hamada, Iori/0000-0003-2433-9968
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papis_id: 6c92449297126ac25b5480793ccb56e1
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ref: Hamada2023doubletruth
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'Double truth: employment insecurity and gender inequality in Japan''s neoliberal
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promotion of side jobs'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:001037352000001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '0'
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web-of-science-categories: Area Studies
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year: '2023'
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