Hiroshima garbage-collection firm attracts women with free day care to find success ( mainichi.jp )

HIROSHIMA -- After a garbage collection company in this west Japan city made efforts to improve its working conditions and go beyond a male-oriented atmosphere, women, including many with children, now represent around 40% of its workforce.

OldManBOMBIN ,

Literally just watched this episode of Parks and Rec yesterday.

MicrosoftSam ,

Came her for this

Spendrill ,

This is a good story and a company that seems to be doing the right kind of things but this quote is eye-popping:

Earlier, we thought we’d hire women to just fill in for a shortage of male workers, but now we view them as fully equal.

stopthatgirl7 OP ,
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...it's still Japan and they have a long way to go when it comes to gender equality, I'm afraid. I mean, case in point: Japanese city apologizes after advising pregnant women to cook, clean and give husbands massages.

Blaze ,

That’s an interesting initiative

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