Sexist comments from the organizing committee head underline Japan’s deep-seated gender issues.
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February 09, 2021
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The forthcoming Tokyo Olympics created unwelcome headlines last week when Mori Yoshiro, the 83-year-old former prime minister and head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, said that female participants make meetings too long. Women, in his opinion, have trouble speaking concisely due to their innate competitiveness.
Mori has a prior history of questionable remarks, from mocking AIDS victims to belittling athletes. So extensive is his catalogue of blunders that his entry on Wikipedia has a dedicated “gaffes” heading. Japanese people have long excused such behavior, viewing it as merely encompassing an unpleasant character trait.
It will also engage with Black women’s community organizations and experts by convening a National Steering Committee by and for diverse Black women and girls, and develop and deploy a comprehensive national gender equity strategy to address systemic factors contributing to anti-Black racism. (File photo: @clemono/Unsplash)
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Why women don’t speak up on Zoom calls – and why that’s a problem
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Author: Natalie Marchant, Writer, Formative Content
Women are systematically seen as less authoritative, study shows.
Gender biases still shape the rules of social engagement.
Changing the environment in the room – rather than changing women’s behaviour – should be the goal.
Dec 18, 2020
Denmark toughened its rape law Thursday by criminalizing sex without explicit consent, a long-awaited victory for assault survivors and human rights groups.
In order to bring a rape charge, the law previously required proof of violence, threat or evidence that the victim was unable to fend off the assault. But the new legislation broadens the definition.
“Now it becomes clear that if both parties do not agree to sex, then it is rape,” Justice Minister Nick Haekkerup said after lawmakers unanimously approved the measure, which takes effect Jan. 1.
Denmark regularly leads indexes on gender equality and access to justice. Its sexual assault laws already criminalized marital rape, and the legal definition of rape includes acts other than sexual intercourse.