🔁Mario Nawfal:
🇯🇵JAPAN IS TESTING THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK TO FIX ITS POPULATION CRISIS
Japan is betting that a 4-day workweek can tackle its plummeting birth rate and aging population.
Starting in April, the initiative offers shorter work hours and more flexibility for parents to balance childcare and careers.
The idea: lighter schedules could reduce stress and encourage families to have more children.
While studies suggest this might improve housework equity, Japan’s cultural reliance on women for unpaid labor raises questions about its broader impact.
This bold experiment may not solve the crisis overnight, but it highlights the urgent need for structural change.
Source: Fortune
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🇯🇵JAPAN IS TESTING THE 4-DAY WORKWEEK TO FIX ITS POPULATION CRISIS
Japan is betting that a 4-day workweek can tackle its plummeting birth rate and aging population.
Starting in April, the initiative offers shorter work hours and more flexibility for parents to balance childcare and careers.
The idea: lighter schedules could reduce stress and encourage families to have more children.
While studies suggest this might improve housework equity, Japan’s cultural reliance on women for unpaid labor raises questions about its broader impact.
This bold experiment may not solve the crisis overnight, but it highlights the urgent need for structural change.
Source: Fortune
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/...
2 days ago
