日本女性爲照顧老人不得不放棄就業

Japanese women quit to care

日本女性放棄就業

There is one choice that faces a growing number of women in Japan who have battled for recognition in a male-dominated business world, only to have to drop out once their parents or parents-in-law become old.

越來越多的日本女性面臨一個抉擇：她們好不容易在男性主導的企業界獲得認可，但是，當她們的父母或公婆年邁後，她們不得不放棄就業。

In the five years to 2012, 486,900 Japanese quit or changed jobs to care for older family members, according to Japan's statistics bureau. About 80% were women.

據日本統計局提供的數據，在2008至2012的5年間，爲了照顧家中老人，有48.69萬日本人辭職或換了工作，其中約8成爲女性。

Japan's society is aging fast, and an additional 2.6m pensioners are expected over the next 10 years.

日本社會正快速進入老齡化，未來10年內會再增加260萬養老金領取者。