As university graduates prepare to head into the workforce in Japan, data has revealed women are receiving fewer job offers than men at an increasing rate.
78.8 percent of female graduates are receiving job offers, down 2.7 percent since the previous year, while 84.4 percent of male graduates are receiving offers, up 7.2 percent since last year.
The disparity in job offers among students is being attributed to increased cutbacks in the financial sector, as well as most financial institutions shying away from hiring secretarial and office positions from graduate pools.