Last week there was the fallout from the Japanese Olympics Chief who had to step down for his sexist comments. This week, Japan’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) now finds itself in hot water.
For the first time, The LDP have allowed five female law makers to attend it’s all male board meetings but there’s a catch. The female lawmakers are forbidden from talking during the meetings. So, they can only observe proceedings and not talk, reports the DailyMail.
“It is important to fully understand what kind of discussions are happening. Take a look, is what it is about,” the leader of the LDP said at a news conference.
According to the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Gender Gap Index, Japan is ranked 121st out of 153 countries as the worst among advanced countries, reflecting a poor image of the country on women’s economic participation and political empowerment.
Ireland is number 7 in the World Economic Forum Gender Gap Index with Iceland top of the Index.
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