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    „Giri-choco“ hinterlässt bei Arbeiterinnen einen bitteren Geschmack | Der Asahi Shimbun

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    1. ImplementFamous7870 on

      ‚If a male superior at work said the company’s practice had been for all female workers to give chocolates, that could constitute power harassment because peer pressure was being used to ask for the candy, she said.‘

      Ehhhh peer pressure is like a cornerstone of Japanese work culture lol

      Like saying you don’t want to go to nomikai and listening to your boss’s stories

    2. Hot-Cancel9582 on

      Old patriarchal norms in Japan. Japan is still decades behind in women’s rights.

      * If a male superior expects or suggests that female employees provide chocolate, it can be viewed as power harassment. Using peer pressure or tacit expectations to force employees to spend their own money—sometimes thousands of yen—creates a hostile or coercive work environment.
      * **Sexual Harassment (Seku-hara):** Forcing female workers into the traditional gender role of „serving“ or „treating“ male colleagues can be categorized as sexual harassment. It reinforces outdated office hierarchies where women are expected to perform emotional labor or domestic-style tasks for men.
      * **Financial and Social Burden:** Surveys show that over **80% of working women** do not want to participate in the tradition. The pressure to decide who to give to and how much to spend is often described as a „dreary duty“ rather than a celebration. 

    3. ComprehensiveWin1434 on

      Even when women give men chocolates on Valentine’s Day, men sometimes don’t reciprocate with chocolates on White Day. Japan’s Valentine’s Day culture is a custom that further burdens women already suffering from the pay gap.

    4. Historical_Good_8580 on

      If it means I don’t need to participate in White Day then I’m happy

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