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Japanese women ‘still not equal’
A United Nations panel has urged Japan to take stronger measures to eliminate gender inequality. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women said the country’s efforts were “insufficient”. It pointed to unequal laws on marriage, the treatment of women in the labour market and the low representation of women on elected bodies. But…
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U.N. panel raps Japan on gender gap
Japan has not made sufficient efforts to eliminate discrimination against women, the U.N. committee against gender discrimination here said Tuesday. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women urged the government to revise Civil Code stipulations obliging husbands and wives to use the same surname and allowing females to marry at younger ages than…
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Do more to ban gender bias, U.N. panel urges
A U.N. committee is recommending that the Japanese government immediately implement remedial measures to eradicate discrimination against women. Japan’s efforts to implement antidiscrimination measures as a party to the international convention against such discrimination are “insufficient,” the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women said. It said Tokyo has failed to address problems affecting…
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Prejudice among obstacles facing non-Japanese tenants
With a falling population, a shrinking tax base and a shortage of carers for its increasing number of elderly, calls are growing for Japan to allow in a large influx of foreign workers to plug the gap. The question is: When they come, will they be able to find a place to stay? With its…