Women and Business in Japan? (Looking to the East)
Why Japan struggles with gender in business. The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher. The guests for this episode are MaryAnne Jorgensen and Chihiro Nishihara.
Recently one of Japan’s leading political figures said he did not prefer to have women in high level positions as they talk too much. Here is his exact quote “If we increase the number of female board members, we have to make sure their speaking time is restricted somewhat, they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying,”
This statement create a furor in Japan and thousands of people protested this sexist statement. In the end former Prime Minister Mori who made this statement resigned from his President position of the Japan Olympic Committee on February 12th, 2021.
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