The World Bank released a report investigating the gender gap in economic rights, and Japan ranked 104th in the world, a member of the OECD = Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, which is mainly composed of developed countries. It is the lowest among them.
The World Bank released a report on the 2nd of March, which surveyed 190 countries and regions on the status of legal arrangements aimed at eliminating economic disparities between men and women in eight areas, including wages, entrepreneurship, marriage, and child-rearing. Did.
Among them, 14 countries, mainly European countries such as Belgium, Canada, Denmark, and France, ranked first for having the least disparity in rights between men and women.
On the other hand, Japan remained in 104th place due to the lack of laws that require men and women to pay the same level of wages for the same work, and the lack of laws that punish sexual harassment in the workplace.
This is the lowest among the 38 member countries of the OECD, which is mostly made up of developed countries.
The report points out that 2.4 billion women in the working population worldwide do not have the same rights as men, even though eliminating the gender gap is essential for economic development. He emphasizes the importance of incorporating diverse ideas.