育休取得後の「男らしさ」の変化
By Mizuki Toyama / Translated by Sachi Kikuchi Illustration by Kirie Ventura According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the rate of Japanese women who took childcare leave in 2018 was 82.2%, while the rate of men who took childcare leave was 6.16%. Although the rate of male employees taking childcare leave is increasing year by year, it can be seen that the rate of male employees taking childcare leave is still significantly lower than that of female employees. In 2002 (when the rate of male employees taking childcare leave at that time was 0.33%), we interviewed Professor Tetsuki Tamura, who was the first man to take childcare …