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Institute for Social Vision Design

Gender and Structural Inequality

Structural mechanisms of gender inequality, including the gender wage gap, time poverty from unpaid labor, and the hollowing-out of women's empowerment legislation.

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Labs

The Statistical Absence of Femicide (The Structure of Deaths That Cannot Be Counted)

AgnotologyStrategic IgnoranceGenderJapan
Insights & Analysis

Time Asymmetry in Pediatric Care: How Japan's 71.9% Dual-Income Reality Collides with Medical Access

Health & MedicineWelfareLabor & EmploymentGender
Insights & Analysis

When Sick-Child Care Fails on the Day of Fever: Japan's Social-Security Gap

WelfareSocial IssuesPolicy AnalysisGender
Insights & Analysis

The Gender Wage Gap in International Comparison – Three Institutional Designs and the 134-Country Child Penalty Atlas

WagesInequalityLabor & EmploymentGender
Insights & Analysis

When Private Afterschool Care Costs Exceed Take-Home Pay — The Market Mechanics of Japan's Child Penalty

WelfareEducationLabor & EmploymentWages
Insights & Analysis

The Year of the Fire Horse 2026 and the Truth Behind Japan's Declining Birthrate: When Superstition Has No Room Left to Move

PopulationDemographicsPolicy AnalysisSocial Issues
Practice Guides

Gender Mainstreaming Practical Guide for NPOs — How to Integrate Gender Perspectives into Organizations and Operations

GenderNPOGuideSocial Issues
Insights & Analysis

'Not Enough Time' Is Not a Personal Problem — The Structure of Time Poverty Produced by a 5.5-fold Gender Gap in Unpaid Labor

GenderLabor & EmploymentWelfareJapan
Insights & Analysis

Structures Preserved in the Name of 'Women's Empowerment' — What the Revised Act Reveals About Japan's Gender Gap

GenderPolicy AnalysisLabor & EmploymentJapan
Practice Guides

Gender Equality and Organizational Design — A Practical Guide

GuideGenderOrganizational DesignLabor & Employment