2025 Volume 16 Issue 4 Pages 296-310
This paper investigates employment insurance for women who undergo job changes and examines the disparities in accessibility and freedom of choice in employment insurance using data from The Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers. First, women who received employment insurance when transitioning between jobs were analyzed. Subsequently, the paper investigates why some women did not receive employment insurance despite being qualified. Findings reveal that approximately 70％ of women were eligible for employment insurance, but only approximately 20％ received it when they changed jobs. In addition, many women tend to find new jobs instead of receiving employment insurance to deal with job loss. Furthermore, women who received employment insurance maintained their living not only receiving it but also relying on savings or forms of support from their family. Moreover, logistic regression analysis identified that women who have children or live with parents are less likely to receive employment insurance and that women who worked as regular employees in previous jobs are associated with higher employment insurance, regardless of whether they are eligible. This paper indicates that it is important to establish systems that are suitable for people who are not autonomous in the labor market.
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