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EU gender strategy will struggle to close rising gaps

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EU

Her Commission is making a concerted push to advance gender equality. To that end, it has brought forward an integral element of its 2020 Gender Equality Strategy (GES): a draft…

US Equal Rights Amendment push faces challenges

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UNITED STATES

The Senate is unlikely to take up the measure, especially as Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he does not support it. Even if the Senate were to follow…

Japan's 'New Capitalism' will mean moderate reform

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JAPAN

The centre-left main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party supported the prime minister’s 'stakeholder capitalism' approach. The government's plan seeks to ensure equal pay…

Reform of Japan's working practices grows more urgent

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JAPAN

Labour regulation and workers' rights in Japan.

Growing gender parity will aid global growth prospects

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender parity benefits and initiatives.

Constitution will overshadow Japan election campaign

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JAPAN

The outlook for legislation and party politics ahead of the July upper house election.

Austerity may thwart poverty progress in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Poverty and income inequality.

Uneven US economic recovery risks wider gender gaps

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UNITED STATES

The occasion spotlighted that US women are experiencing a slower economic recovery from the pandemic than men, having suffered worse in the first place. Given the long-term…

Virus will divert but not derail gender rights fight

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender rights movements.

Reality will fall short of Abe's 'womenomics' goals

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JAPAN

Japan's female workforce.