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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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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year 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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year 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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