Economics
Japan's Women Struggle as Representation Trails Saudi Sisters
- Nation ranks 117th out of 190 in terms of women in parliament
- Cross-party group drawing up affirmative-action legislation
Shinzo Abe and other Japanese political figures cheer during the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) annual convention in Tokyo, Japan in 2014.
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A look around his own workplace would show Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he still has much to do on his flagship "womenomics" policy.
Japan ranks 117th out of 190 countries in terms of female representation in parliament -- lower than Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh. The 83 women (there are 634 men) are fewer in number than the business leaders and politicians from around the world speaking Friday and Saturday at Abe’s showcase "World Assembly for Women" event in Tokyo.