Commentary / World Jan 4, 2021
The pandemic doesn’t have to hurt women most
by Elisa Martinuzzi
Women make up a larger share of workers in industries that ground to a halt, and they typically shoulder more of the unpaid labor at home.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 4, 2020
Kenshiro Maruta is alleged to have plied a woman with sleeping pills before sexually assaulting her in a Tokyo hotel.
World / Social Issues Nov 28, 2020
The United Nations says that only one country in eight has taken measures to lessen the coronavirus' impact on women and children.
Commentary / World Oct 26, 2020
COVID-19 explodes the myth that women ‘opt’ out of the workforce
by Sarah Green Carmichael
While time away from work is often portrayed as a choice for women, the evidence shows that it’s usually a choice reluctantly made.
National / Social Issues Oct 9, 2020
Suicide spike in Japan shows mental health toll of COVID-19
by Ayai Tomisawa and Marika Katanuma
The numbers hint at what may be going on around the world as countries grapple with the fallout from mass unemployment and social isolation.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Sep 28, 2020
SpeakHer wants to end the all-male panel and bring women's voices into a range of discussions
by Florentyna Leow
SpeakHer provides a database of women professionals who are willing to speak on conference panels in the hopes of narrowing Japan's gender gap.
Commentary / World May 19, 2020
The pandemic’s gender bias needs urgent fixing
by Elisa Martinuzzi
Women faced a century-long wait to reach parity with men before the coronavirus. Now that timeline is looking ambitious.
World / Social Issues Apr 24, 2020
Women have lost the lion's share of U.S. jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said on Thursday, as family responsibilities and the industries they dominate make them especially vulnerable. Two out of every three new jobless claims in the 17 U.S. states studied were from ...
Commentary / World Feb 29, 2020
Men should help fight overwork
by Sarah Green Carmichael
A new survey paints a portrait of silent male suffering, and the way in which male silence and female openness conspire to maintain the status quo.
World / Social Issues Feb 7, 2020
At current rate, female genital mutilation will take centuries to eradicate, U.N. says
Female genital mutilation (FGM) will take centuries to eradicate despite world leaders promising to end the practice by 2030, according to United Nations data released on Thursday. FGM remains as common today as 30 years ago in Somalia, Mali, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Chad and Senegal, ...
World / Science & Health Feb 6, 2020
Record-breaking astronaut Christina Koch set to return to Earth
U.S. astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth on Thursday after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts by spending almost a year aboard the International Space Station. Koch is to touch down in the Kazakh steppes with colleagues Luca Parmitano of the ...