gender gap

Japan’s First Female Prime Minister No Friend to FeministsINSIGHT | Nov 11, 2025

Rana Seif: The Translator Bringing Japanese Women’s Lit, Manga, and More to Middle East Readers CULTURE | Mar 28, 2025

Wada Shizuka: A Voice for Older, Unmarried Women in JapanINSIGHT | Feb 18, 2025

Ueno Chizuko: Japan’s Feminist Icon Gaining International RecognitionINSIGHT | Sep 18, 2024

“Because You’re a Girl”: One in Three Japanese Students Say Teachers Not Giving Equal TreatmentJAPAN LIFE | Jul 9, 2024

Kishida Names No Women to Senior Vice Minister, Parliamentary Secretary PositionsSep 20, 2023

Why Japan’s Family Policies Have Failed: A Gender Perspective on the Demographic CrisisINSIGHT | Jun 15, 2023

Work-Style Reform in Japan Key to Supporting Women’s Advancement and Raising the BirthrateINSIGHT | May 22, 2023

Rise in Private-Sector Salaries: Average Pay for Women Tops ¥3 Million for First Time INSIGHT | Oct 13, 2022

Long Working Hours and Commutes Contribute to Japanese Fathers Spending Little Time on HouseworkINSIGHT | Mar 1, 2022

Slow Increase in Female Reporters in Japan Brings Ratio Up to 22%INSIGHT | Jun 29, 2021

Course Correction: How Mori’s Sexist Comment Shows Change Is Needed at the HelmINSIGHT | Jun 10, 2021

Sexual Harassment in the Japanese Media: Finding a Way ForwardINSIGHT | Jun 5, 2020

The Plight of Japan’s Single MothersINSIGHT | Aug 24, 2015

Japanese Women Face Tough Reality in Work and MarriageINSIGHT | Aug 20, 2015

Can “Womenomics” Save the Japanese Economy?INSIGHT | Oct 31, 2014