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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has demanded to build more toilets for women in the Parliament House.
In Japan, PM Sanae Takaichi has demanded in the Parliament to build more toilets for women. Along with him, about 60 women MPs have also given a petition regarding this.
It has been said in the petition that the number of women in Parliament has increased, but facilities are not being provided accordingly. Currently, there are 73 women MPs in the lower house of Parliament but there is only 1 toilet for them.
Opposition Democratic Party MP Yasuko Komiyama said that women MPs have to stand in long lines outside the toilet during the Parliament session.
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The building was built when women did not have voting rights.
The Parliament of Japan (Diet) building was built in 1936. At that time women in the country did not even get the right to vote.
After Japan’s defeat in the Second World War, women got the right to vote in December 1945. A year later, in the elections held in 1946, women were elected to the Parliament in Japan.
According to Japan newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, there are 12 toilets (67 stalls) for men in the building of the lower house of parliament, while there are only 9 toilets for women, with a total of 22 cubicles.
There is only 1 toilet for women in the Main Plenary Session Hall where Parliament proceedings take place. Many times, before the start of the session, the queue grows so much that women MPs have to go to another part of the building for bathroom.
At the same time, there are many toilets nearby for male MPs. They do not have to go through such problems.
The Parliament building of Japan is in Tokyo. It was constructed in 1936. This building was built at a time when women’s participation in politics was almost negligible.
Japan’s ranking very low in gender gap report
This year, Japan ranked 118th out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report. Women’s participation in business and media is very low.
During elections, women candidates say they often face sexist comments, such as being told they should be taking care of children at home rather than politics.
At present, out of 465 MPs in the lower house, 72 are women, compared to 45 in the previous Parliament. 74 out of 248 members in the upper house are women. The government aims to have at least 30% of the seats in Parliament held by women.
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