Companies are scheduled to be required to implement measures against job-hunting sexual harassment, and the survey found that students and parents place a high level of importance on such measures when choosing an employer. The Meiko Gijuku survey also shows awareness of the system before it takes effect.
A survey of a total of 1,000 university and graduate students and parents on awareness and experiences related to job-hunting sexual harassment found that a system requiring companies to implement measures to prevent sexual harassment of job seekers and others is scheduled to take effect on 1 October 2026.
When choosing an employer, 85.6% of parents and 74.6% of university and graduate students said they consider a company's sexual-harassment measures important, indicating that the availability of such measures is widely recognised as a factor they want to check.
The situations most frequently cited as causing anxiety during the job search were one-on-one interviews in private rooms among university students and drinking social events among parents. A high proportion also recognised conduct including sexual questions as constituting harassment.
Awareness of the system stood at 54.2% among university students and 42.6% among parents, indicating that awareness before the system takes effect is not yet sufficient.