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WOMEN'S ISSUES

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2020
First woman to head top bank shows how Wall Street is playing catch-up
Citigroup Inc.'s appointment of Jane Fraser as its next chief executive on Thursday was celebrated on Wall Street as the first woman to lead one of the top U.S. banks. Yet this is a glass ceiling that corporate America shattered decades ago.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2020
No more 'lost decades' for women's empowerment
How many years must we wait until Japan becomes an ordinary country?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2020
Seoul mayor’s death exposes split in South Korean ruling party over #MeToo
An old guard wanting to honor one of their own faces a younger generation looking to steer clear of someone suspected of sexual harassment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 1, 2020
Japan to mull law revision to ensure child support payments
A private panel advising the government is also calling for creating an environment where all new fathers can take paternity leave.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 30, 2020
Japan to delay 'womenomics' goal by up to a decade, reports media
Only 15 percent of senior and leadership posts are held by women, the report said.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2020
Top U.S. diplomat calls China Muslim sterilization reports 'disturbing'
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled as "shocking" and "disturbing" reports that China's ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization, forced abortion and coercive family planning against minority Muslims.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2020
Africa's unsung army of women wage war on coronavirus
Front-line community health workers are often unpaid despite long being responsible for educating communities about safety and preventative practices.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2020
Coronavirus further widens India’s devastating gender gap
Women around the world have been hurt financially by the coronavirus outbreak, but the situation in India, where women suffer from a wide gender gap in employment, wages and education, is more precarious for them than almost anywhere else.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 23, 2020
Black Arab women tackle racist beauty ideals and stereotypes
Emboldened by the global Black Lives Matter movement, some women are aiming to highlight the day-to-day racial prejudice and abuse they face.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2020
Great expectations: Has Koike delivered on parenting, gender and climate?
Some believe support from the marginalized voices that christened Koike's first victory may no longer be present during the upcoming vote.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 13, 2020
Japan's parents are struggling with the never-ending cycle of preparing three meals a day
'It's the thought of having to deal with the next meal as soon as this one is over, in whatever shape or form that meal may take.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 12, 2020
Women bear brunt of Japan's recession as pandemic unravels Abe's 'Womenomics'
Many women lack the job security of male workers, with more than half holding vulnerable part-time, contract or temporary jobs.

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