The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has compiled and released an example of a resume format that changes the gender from a male-female selection formula to an arbitrary description. It is not legally binding because it considers sexual minorities such as LGBT, but it calls on companies nationwide to utilize this method of resume through the prefectural labor bureau.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has long encouraged companies to use the method of selecting gender from men and women created by the Japanese Standards Association, and commercial resumes have been created accordingly.However, in 2020, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry requested that the gender column be deleted from sexual minorities, and the Japanese Standards Association withdrew the conventional format example. Launched.
In addition to the proviso that "The description is optional. It is possible to leave it blank" in the new gender column, check the columns for the number of dependents excluding spouse and spouse, dependent obligations of spouse, and commuting time before hiring. Deleted as it is not information that must be done.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is considering adopting this method for entry sheets of companies and spreading it widely.Since the form itself is not legally binding, the final decision is left to each company.
However, writing gender at will is painful for sexual minorities, and not writing it may cause companies to treat it disadvantageously or force them to come out.For this reason, some groups of sexual minorities have evaluated it as a step forward, and some have said that it is not enough.
reference:[Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare] About creating a new resume form example
