Women and the Metamorphosis of Labor in Japan No 210, 2005/1 - pagesPages 3 to 10Women and Labor Issues in JapanBy Bernard ThomannPages 11 to 28The Historical Conditions of the Birth and the Reproduction of “Permanent Employment” as a Male Employment Archetype in JapanBy Bernard ThomannPages 29 to 54The Historical Construction of the Female Office Worker in JapanBy Konno MinakoPages 55 to 86The Issue of Female Labor in the Development and the Mutations of the Japanese State Social Policy from the Beginning of the Meiji PeriodBy Bernard ThomannPages 87 to 120Sexual Harassment and the Law in Japanese FirmsBy Éric SeizeletPages 121 to 152Gender Inequality within the Segmentation of the Japanese Labor Market?By Misako Arai, Sébastien LechevalierPages 153 to 158Glossary of the Main Japanese Terms UsedPages 159 to 160Major Dates Concerning Women and Employment since the Meiji EraPages 161 to 174Reviews