BERLIN—Japan again ranked 118th out of 148 countries in terms of gender equality—the lowest among Group of Seven nations—according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025.

The Council is calling for targeted efforts to advance gender equality in the digital age, with a focus on the risks and opportunities presented by AI. In today’s conclusions, the Council proposes ...

The Asahi Shimbun on April 1 announced its Gender Equality Declaration, seeking to become a media leader for the empowerment of women through its reporting and business operations. The company also ...

Pio Smith, the regional director for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is warning that gender equality is in danger of reversing after almost 30 years of hard-won ...

Previous research has asserted that women and men in gender-equal countries differ more in their preferences than women and men in less equal countries, for example, by making more traditional ...

Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, ARC Future Fellow, Business School, co-Director Women, Work and Leadership Research Group, University of Sydney Elizabeth Hill receives funding from ...