4 「男性稼ぎ主」型から脱却できるか : 社会政策のジェンダー主流化(I 共通論題=新しい社会政策の構想-20世紀的前提を問う-)

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Several incidents that have occurred since the end of 2002 suggest the possibility of Japan's departure from the "male breadwinner" model of social policies. Firstly, the Koizumi cabinet decided in January 2003 that the special spouse deduction in the income tax system would be reduced as of January 2004. The report of the Tax Council submitted in June 2003 stated that the spouse deduction itself should be revised as well. Secondly, reform measures of the "third class insured" system in the National Pension Scheme have been proposed by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and its advisory council. Thirdly, the "Specialist Committee on Gender Impact Evaluation and Assessment," set up under the Council for Gender Equality in the Cabinet Office submitted a report in December, 2002 that proposed the reduction or abolishment of spouse deductions. With regard to the pension scheme and employment system, the Specialist Committee's proposals are as follows: To require the third class insured person to somehow pay premiums and to curtail or abolish family allowances in the pay structure of private corporations. These incidents have not occurred coincidentally. This paper discusses the models of social policies in section two, traces policy developments in Japan since the 1980s in section three, and examines the significance of those recent incidents.
社会政策学会の論文
2004-03-31