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Will Suga’s leadership be good for Japanese women? Photo: Reuters

Lunar newsletter: Womenomics, influencer grandmas and more

  • Lunar is a weekly curated selection of news, interviews and features dedicated to celebrating women in Asia and sharing stories that matter
Another man is leading Japan. When Yoshihide Suga took the helm, he extended a list of 62 post-imperial prime ministers – on which there are no women’s names.
Despite a recent law promoting gender equality in politics, there are few women in the game, and Suga’s new cabinet contains just two.
Former leader Shinzo Abe’s “Womenomics”, a 2013 initiative to increase women’s employment, has been repeatedly criticised.
While women now make up just over half of the workforce, their numbers in government are far below the initiative’s 2020 goal of 30 per cent.

Many are asking: will Suga’s leadership be good for Japanese women?

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