From bad to worse: Japan slides 11 places to 121st in global gender equality ranking
The nation’s attempts to create “a society in which women shine” are falling well short of its G7 peers and much of the rest of the world.
South Africa vows crackdown on xenophobic attacks after five people are killed
Five people have been killed in a surge of xenophobic violence in South Africa, police said on Tuesday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to clamp down and the African Union, Nigeria and Zambia condemned the attacks. Hordes of people — some armed with axes and ...
'Beyond the Gender Gap in Japan': A nuanced take on the status of women in Japan
Gill Steel's "Beyond the Gender Gap in Japan" fills in some of the gaps in previous research into the status of women in Japan, including the myriad ways in which they exercise agency in their lives.
Japanese women face retirement savings gap of almost 20 years, World Economic Forum says
One of the toughest problems retirees face is making sure their money lasts as long as they do. From the U.S. to Europe, Japan and Australia, retirement account balances aren't increasing fast enough to cover rising life expectancy, the World Economic Forum warns in a ...
Six years into Abe's womenomics push, women in Japan still struggling to shine
Six years have passed since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced plans to create a "Japan in which women can shine," urging more working mothers to take on leadership positions with pride. But as the world marked International Women's Day on Friday, few women have taken ...
Tokushima woman on zero-waste quest gets an audience with Davos
With leaders from around the world as her audience, a young Japanese woman from Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, spoke about her small town's "zero waste" initiatives, urging the globally influential audience to act to change society. "Our population is only 1,500, and more than half is ...
At Davos, a continued push for gender equality in global leadership positions
When world political and business leaders gather these days, trade, globalization and Brexit dominate the discussions, and the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held last week was no exception. But with many female executives present at the meeting at a ski resort nestled ...
Year of reckoning follows men (and one specific woman) to annual Davos extravaganza
These are uncomfortable times for the archetypal men of Davos — and at least one woman. Established in 1971 to support a global, capitalist vision of the future, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year also offers a reminder of the public humbling ...
Japan and the United States are making arrangements for a leaders' summit around Jan. 22 on the fringes of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Japanese government sources said Sunday. The talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald ...
'Summer Davos' in China casts spotlight on technological advances beyond Silicon Valley
The award-winning virtual reality film "Tree" offers a rare multisensory experience of becoming a rainforest tree from a seedling in just 15 minutes. Reading a short speech into a microphone analyzes your voice and tells who you are — your sex, height, skull type, ...
Japan slips to No. 9 in World Economic Forum's competitiveness index
Japan came in at No. 9 in the World Economic Forum's annual Global Competitiveness Index of 137 countries and regions, down one place from last year's assessment, the organization said Wednesday. The nation saw its ranking drop for the second consecutive year. Although Japan's infrastructure, including ...
Davos conferees look to embrace windfalls from populist political shift, for now
Populism isn't necessarily bad for the global economy. It might even be boosting it — at least for now. That's one conclusion that could be drawn after a discussion Friday on the last day of the World Economic Forum, attended by policymakers including International Monetary ...
