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The story
On September 17, the Shizuoka Prefectural Hospital Organization announced it had disciplined a female manager for power harassment and sexual harassment after she told a male subordinate, “You’re supposed to be a man” and “Since you’re a man, change with the door open.” Her pay was docked by half a day’s salary — reportedly just a few thousand yen. On 5ch, commenters weighed in from all angles: how lenient the punishment seemed, how it might have gone if the genders were reversed, and reactions to the very idea that “you’re supposed to be a man” counts as harassment.
“You’re Supposed to Be a Man,” “Since You’re a Man, Change With the Door Open” — Female Employee at Prefectural General Hospital Disciplined With Pay Cut for Power Harassment/Sexual Harassment = Shizuoka Prefectural Hospital Organization | SBSNEWS
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 18:01
Regarding a manager-level female medical staffer at Shizuoka Prefectural General Hospital who told a male subordinate — who had stumbled while lifting a heavy load — “You’re supposed to be a man,” the Prefectural Hospital Organization announced on September 17 that she had been disciplined with a pay cut equal to half a day’s salary.
Source: newsdig.tbs.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Hey, there's a Gaban sneaking in there (a nod to the tokusatsu hero Space Sheriff Gavan)
Half of one day's pay.
So, a few thousand yen.
That's just how it is because the Labor Standards Act caps it at that.
But the pay's pretty good.
We don't even know if she's a nurse lol
Why would you need to put someone's changing scene on display like that?
There's no way a punishment this light should fly.
Enough with the double standards already.
Total equality isn't a thing.
Men aren't allowed to clean the women's restroom, yet women clean the men's restroom like it's nothing.
That's where we should start.
Yep, that's fair.
Men rank higher, after all.
if I can get a boss I don't like docked pay over it, I'll just say it bothered me.
"You're a man, so change with the door open" → ???
Even men shouldn't just be hauling heavy things around.
You'll end up with a bad back, so be careful.
Really shouldn't lift anything over 30kg.
I hear they're brutal with the power harassment toward young doctors too.
The "older women" part lol
What's wrong with him?
I doubt this "normal woman" you're talking about even exists.
And if she does, she's basically an endangered species.
I never see anyone actually pushing back on what feminists say.
Background and Key Points of This Story
A pay cut is a relatively mild form of discipline. Article 91 of the Labor Standards Act states that “a single pay cut may not exceed half of one day’s average wage.” The penalty here — half a day’s salary — sits exactly at that legal ceiling, so the fact that it comes out to only a few thousand yen reflects a statutory limit more than a judgment on how serious the offense was. The thread’s main debate centered on how light the punishment seemed and comparisons to how things might have gone with the genders reversed, but this legal cap went unmentioned. It’s also worth noting that cases where the harasser is a woman and the victim a man are rarely made public to begin with, which is part of why reactions split so sharply along gender lines — a nuance easy to miss from the news coverage alone.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Breaking News+) thread “‘You’re Supposed to Be a Man,’ ‘Since You’re a Man, Change With the Door Open’ — Female Employee Disciplined With Pay Cut for Power Harassment/Sexual Harassment = Shizuoka Prefectural Hospital Organization.”
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