FOCUS: Japanese media urged to address male dominance following sexism uproar

After a public uproar over sexist remarks led to the resignation of the Tokyo Olympics chief in February and renewed calls for gender equality in Japan, the mass media industry is now facing the issue of whether it can address its overwhelming male dominance."It's embarrassing to find (mass media) organizations in a situation like this, even though they have been rapping Mr. Yoshiro Mori's misogynist remarks," said Mami Yoshinaga, chairwoman of the Japan Federation of Newspaper Workers' Unions, in response to complaints about sexism in the media during a recent symposium.The online symposiu…READ FULL ARTICLE