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Japanese women further behind in public life.

Publication: Japan Weekly Monitor
Publication Date: 23-JUN-01 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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TOKYO, June 22 Kyodo

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Japanese women are falling further behind women in other countries in terms of being able to participate in economic and social activities and assume decision-making roles, according to a government white paper released Friday.

The cabinet approved the ''FY 2000 Annual Report on the State of Forming a Gender-equal Society'' on the day. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, the cabinet member in charge of promoting gender equality in Japan, had presented the report.

It noted Japan...

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