Gender disparity over social advancement Japan to record low 121st December 7:10
Swiss international organizations announced the results of a survey of gender disparities in each country over social advancement, and as women continue to participate in political politics in each country, Japan still has a large disparity in politics and economics. It became the lowest in the past, 121st.
The World Economic Forum, which hosts the Davos Conference, where leaders from the world's politics and business world gather, surveys gender disparities in each country in four areas: politics, economy, education, and health.
On the 17th, the previous report was released, and among the 153 countries covered,
▽ Iceland has the smallest gender gap for 11 consecutive years
▽ Norway is second place
▽ Finland is the third place
▽ Sweden is the fourth place, and as usual, Nordic countries occupy the top.
In addition, women's political participation has progressed in various countries,
▽ Spain moved up 21 places from last year to 8th place,
▽ Ethiopia moved up 35 places to 82nd.
On the other hand, Japan is ranked 11th, the lowest ever, 11th place lower than last year, because the percentage of women who are parliamentarians and corporate managers is still low.
In particular, the world average of women in the politics is 25.2% for the House of Representatives and 21.2% for the Minister, but Japan is significantly lower than that, 10.1% for the House of Representatives and 5.3% for the Minister.
The World Economic Forum calls on countries to strengthen their efforts, as it will take nearly 100 years to close all gender gaps around the world.