Women-biased statements from the chairperson of the organizing committee of the "Tokyo Olympics"

The head of the Olympic Organizing Committee, Yoshiro Mori, made statements biased against women, saying that women make the meetings prolonged because they are "difficult" to speak briefly.

According to the Asahi Shimbun daily, Mori, 83, a former prime minister known for his general faux pas, said, "Board meetings that include a lot of women take a long time."

He continued, "When you increase the number of women in the executive body, they face difficulty in finishing if their time is not restricted to a certain limit, and this is annoying," while the newspaper added that some members of the board of directors responded with laughter to Mori's comments.

While Japan ranks at the top of a range of global indicators, it consistently lags behind in promoting gender equality, ranking 121 out of 153 countries according to the World Economic Forum's 2020 Gender Gap Survey.

Last year, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced its desire to employ 40% of women on its board of directors, but as of last November, only five out of 24 members were present.

"We have about seven women in the organizing committee, but everyone knows his position," Mori added in today's meeting, which was open to the media.

The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee did not comment on Mori's comments.

Speculation is increasing about the possibility of a new postponement or cancellation of the games due to the repercussions of the Corona virus, despite the organizers' insistence on setting them "no matter how the virus develops."

Last December, the Japanese government postponed a project planned for nearly two decades, which aims to employ at least 30% of women in leadership positions by the end of 2020.

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