Gender Issues in Labor Unions: Organizational Design Based on "Consciousness Gap Premise"
j.union Co., Ltd. and Mukogawa Women's University have issued the "K2P2 Proposal 2025". It highlights hidden issues in labor unions, such as conflicts among men and gaps in gender equality awareness.
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New challenges have emerged in the promotion of gender equality within labor unions.
j.union Co., Ltd. (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "the Company"), in the industry-academia collaboration project "Kumijo Kumidan Partnership Project® (K2P2)*" promoted jointly with Professor Kazunari Honda of Mukogawa Women's University, has issued the proposal "K2P2 Proposal 2025" based on the results of research and dialogue in fiscal 2025.
In this proposal, in addition to conventional issues between men and women, we delve into internal organizational problems that have not been sufficiently discussed so far, such as the "conflict structure among men" and the "consciousness gap regarding gender equality".
* "Kumijo Kumidan Partnership Project®" is a registered trademark of Professor Kazunari Honda of Mukogawa Women's University and j.union Co., Ltd. (Trademark Registration No. 6787599)
"K2P2 Proposal 2025"
- Number of pages: 4 pages
- Publication date: March 31, 2026
- Publishers: Kazunari Honda, Mukogawa Women's University; Atsushi Asano, j.union Co., Ltd.
- Published by: j.union Co., Ltd.
Read the full text of K2P2 Proposal 2025
Background | "Internal Discrepancies" Revealed in the White Paper
In K2P2, through questionnaire surveys, round-table discussions, and seminars in fiscal 2025, we grasped the actual state of gender equality in labor unions, and published the results as the "K2P2 White Paper 2025" on April 1, 2026.
The white paper revealed that union executives' awareness of gender equality follows the same trend as Japanese society as a whole, and that there are variations in awareness within organizations, such as the existence of a segment that perceives it is "not a male-preferential society". These "internal discrepancies" can become a hotbed for stagnation of measures and conflicts, and need to be grasped as a risk in organizational management.
Release regarding the publication of the white paper is here
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000015.000143103.html
j.union Co., Ltd. (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "the Company"), in the industry-academia collaboration project "Kumijo Kumidan Partnership Project® (K2P2)*" promoted jointly with Professor Kazunari Honda of Mukogawa Women's University, has issued the proposal "K2P2 Proposal 2025" based on the results of research and dialogue in fiscal 2025.
In this proposal, in addition to conventional issues between men and women, we delve into internal organizational problems that have not been sufficiently discussed so far, such as the "conflict structure among men" and the "consciousness gap regarding gender equality".
* "Kumijo Kumidan Partnership Project®" is a registered trademark of Professor Kazunari Honda of Mukogawa Women's University and j.union Co., Ltd. (Trademark Registration No. 6787599)
"K2P2 Proposal 2025"
- Number of pages: 4 pages
- Publication date: March 31, 2026
- Publishers: Kazunari Honda, Mukogawa Women's University; Atsushi Asano, j.union Co., Ltd.
- Published by: j.union Co., Ltd.
Read the full text of K2P2 Proposal 2025
Background | "Internal Discrepancies" Revealed in the White Paper
In K2P2, through questionnaire surveys, round-table discussions, and seminars in fiscal 2025, we grasped the actual state of gender equality in labor unions, and published the results as the "K2P2 White Paper 2025" on April 1, 2026.
The white paper revealed that union executives' awareness of gender equality follows the same trend as Japanese society as a whole, and that there are variations in awareness within organizations, such as the existence of a segment that perceives it is "not a male-preferential society". These "internal discrepancies" can become a hotbed for stagnation of measures and conflicts, and need to be grasped as a risk in organizational management.
Release regarding the publication of the white paper is here
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000015.000143103.html