Palette Editorial Team December 23, 2018 Palette editors overview the basic facts and figures about Japanese women in workforce. Following the article to look back the history of female labor, we observe the trends after 1980s. This article is based on the presentations at the University of Colorado and Showa Women’s University Joint Workshop for Students, held in May 2016. Equal Opportunity in the Workplaces In 1986, a new law of Equality Employment Opportunity Law was ena