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Let’s create safer, more equitable workplaces in Organizations everywhere. By adding your name to this petition, you’re taking a stand for a brighter future where respect and fairness are at the heart of every workplace, both in Japan and beyond.
Leading Voice For ‘Patahara’
I’ve been on the front lines of this battle, fighting not only for my rights but for parents everywhere.
After facing discrimination for taking paternity leave, I took my case to court in Japan, shedding light on the urgent need for workplace reform.
This fight goes beyond my personal story—it’s a call to action for anyone facing similar struggles, and a stand for true workplace equality worldwide. No one should have to choose between their career and their family.
Featured Press: Workplace Equality Gains Global Attention
A Canadian Single Dad Says He Was Harassed For Taking Paternity Leave In Japan
It's called pata-harain Japan.
Paternity harassment is such a widespread problem in Japanese business culture that even though paternity leave is a legal right, only three per cent of men take it.
And Canadian Glen Wood says he's experiencing pata-hara firsthand. Wood, who's worked at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. in Japan since 2012, says he suffered through two years of mistreatment after informing his company he was going to become a father and intended to take paternity leave.
Canadian single dad claims Japanese bosses harassed him for having a child: 'It was like junior high'
When Glen Wood told his Japanese bosses he intended to take paternity leave to look after his newborn son, the Canadian financial analyst said he was treated “like I had committed some sort of crime.”