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Japan Sends Man to G7 Meeting on Women’s Empowerment (time.com)

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The incident highlights ongoing struggles with gender parity in Japan—which ranks lowest among G7 member states on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index.

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[–] FiskFisk33@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago (21 children)

When asked how he felt being the only male representative, Ogura, a Cabinet minister, said that male leaders with strong enthusiasm for gender equality are still needed,

this is true though

[–] livus@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (18 children)

They are needed in society, sure, but is he saying these men are needed to lead women in matters of gender equality?

Because that's the thing about this that's raising eyebrows.

[–] FiskFisk33@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I didn't read it like that
I realize that might just be naïveté on my part...

[–] livus@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

My point is, if he's not meaning that, then he's not addressing the issue of him doing that.

And if he does mean that then yikes.

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