According to News Web Easy, the World Economic Forum in Switzerland researches how much gaps between male and female all over the world every year. The research was carried out in terms of politics, economy, education and health among 156 countries. The country with the least gap was Switzerland, Finland came in second and third place was Norway. Japan was 120th out of 156 countries.

In Japan, in term of education and health, the gander gap is not that much but in terms of politics and economy, on the other hand, is huge. The percentage of female MPs in the House of Representatives and female managerial positions at companies are low. In politics, Japan was 101th ten years ago, however, this year Japan came in 147th which was lowest so far.

The World Economic Forum has said that due to the new variant the percentage of female who has lost their jobs has been greater than male who has lost theirs all over the world. The difference between male and females has not become smaller.

The actual article

For those who are studying Japanese, this is good for reading as there is furigana above the kanji.

社会しゃかいでの男性だんせいと女性じょせいの差さ　日本にっぽんは156の国くにで120番ばん

[4月1日 16時25分]

スイスにある世界経済せかいけいざいフォーラムは、世界せかいの国くにで男性だんせいと女性じょせいの差さがどのくらいあるか調しらべています。政治せいじ、経済けいざい、教育きょういく、健康けんこうについて調しらべた156の国くにの中なかで、差さが1番ばん小ちいさかったのはアイスランドでした。2番ばんはフィンランド、3番ばんはノルウェーで、日本にっぽんは120番ばんでした。

日本にっぽんは教育きょういくと健康けんこうでは、男性だんせいと女性じょせいの差さは大おおきくなくて、政治せいじと経済けいざいでは差さが大おおきいです。衆議院しゅうぎいんの女性じょせいの議員ぎいんの割合わりあいや、会社かいしゃの女性じょせいの管理職かんりしょくの割合わりあいが低ひくいです。政治せいじでは、10年ねん前まえは101番ばんでしたが、今年ことしは今いままでで最もっとも低ひくい147番ばんでした。

世界経済せかいけいざいフォーラムは「新あたらしいコロナウイルスの問題もんだいがあるために、世界せかいでは仕事しごとがなくなった女性じょせいの割合わりあいが男性だんせいよりも高たかくなったりしています。男性だんせいと女性じょせいの差さは小ちいさくなっていません」と言いっています。BY NEWS WEB EASY

My thought

This is a very disappointing result. I guess Japanese society has been changing and improving, yet there are certain fields are still needed to improve. Having said that we, as womene, has disadvantages. For example, if we have children to look after, the mothers are the first one to be considered quitting their jobs. After raising their children, it would be difficult to get used to the working environment quickly. Nevertheless, I want many women to be active in the different fields. I believe there are certain things that only women can do in our society.

Thank you for reading. Arigato!!!