Citing Lack of Opportunities, Young Women in Japan Are Not Returning to Rural Areas

Citing lack of opportunities, young women in Japan are not returning to rural areas

The government also stressed in its 2025 white paper on gender equality the need to eliminate the 'fixed sense of gender roles' in rural communities.

Japan continues to rank among lowest for gender equality | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch

BERLIN—Japan again ranked 118th out of 148 countries in terms of gender equality—the lowest among Group of Seven nations—according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025.

Japan lags in closing gender gap: government report

Japan lags many other countries in addressing gender inequality, particularly in raising the share of women in leadership positions, according to a government report released Tuesday.

Citing lack of alternatives, younger girls in Japan aren’t returning to rural areas

Younger girls from rural areas in Japan are more and more deciding to not return to their hometowns after transferring to cities, a authorities report discovered Friday. In its 2025 white paper on gender equality, permitted at a Cupboard assembly the identical day, the federal government careworn the necessity to remove the “mounted sense of gender roles” in rural communities and create environments wherein girls can play lively roles. The white…

Japan Ranks 118th in 2025 Global Gender Gap Report

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2025 Gender Gap Report Finds Japan Still at Bottom of G7 - Unseen Japan

There’s good news and bad news in the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Gender Gap Report for Japan. The good news is that the country made slight improvements in multiple categories. The bad news is that it slipped in political representation. That places Japan at the same ranking as last year and at the bottom of its fellow G7 countries. Still at 118th, despite some progress In this most recent report, Japan retained last year’s rank of 118 out of 1…