The Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) conducted a survey on the system of selective marital surnames and workplace systems. While 64% of the respondents answered that it doesn’t matter if the couple’s last name is the same or different, it was found that there is a large gap between industries regarding the use of maiden names in the workplace.
Flexible IT industry, conservative ones…
A recent study was conducted on selective marital surnames. While there are many who approve, there are also those who are indifferent.
The survey was conducted in July 2022, targeting 1,000 working men and women between the ages of 20 and 59. The results are presented below (rounded down after the decimal point).
When asked if they are allowed to use their maiden name (last name before marriage) as a common name at work, 42% answered “allowed” and 11% answered “not allowed.”
Looking at private sector companies by industry, the highest percentage of respondents who said they were allowed to use their maiden names was in the information and communications industry, at 72%. This was followed by “education and learning support” at 58%, followed by “financial industry and insurance industry” at 52%.
On the other hand, the lowest percentage was in the 20% range (25%) for “transportation and postal services.” “Wholesale and retail trade” (32%) and “Construction trade” (33%) were also low.
There were also differences by age and gender. Regardless of workplace, 15% of all respondents thought that they should use their maiden name once they got married, but 24% of men in their 50s were particularly high.
The most common answer is “I don’t know”
On the 25th, the federation, which held a press conference on this survey, commented on the gap between industries using maiden names.
“More than 90% of those who change their surnames after marriage are women. There are few women in the transportation and construction industries, and I think there is a lack of demand for people to use their maiden names.”
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but,When asked if they were allowed to use their maiden name as a common name at work in the first place, the most common response was “I don’t know.” a whopping 45%occupy
The breakdown was 42% for men and 48% for women, which was higher for women.
In recent years, selective surnames for married couples have been increasingly taken up as a point of contention in elections. Social discussion will be necessary for the introduction of the system.
(Written by Ikuko Takeshita)
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Source: BusinessInsider
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