Why do women in Japan represent 50 percent of the workforce but make up only 10 percent of the managerial positions?

Traditional gender roles and cultural expectations have historically limited women’s opportunities to advance into leadership in Japan. This helps explain why women can make up half of the workforce but hold a much smaller share of managerial jobs. Choice A is incorrect because Japanese law does not generally prohibit women from managerial positions.

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