Japan ranks 116th in 2022 gender gap, worst in East Asia, Pacific

Japan ranked 116th among 146 countries in the gender gap rankings this year, at the bottom of the East Asia and Pacific group, and the Group of Seven major economies, a Swiss-based think tank said Wednesday.The report by the World Economic Forum showed women's participation in the political and economic arenas remains particularly low in Japan. The country, however, attained high scores in access to education and health.Japan ranked 120th among 156 countries in last year's rankings.In Asia, the Philippines remained the best-performing country in 19th place, while South Korea ranked 99th and…READ FULL ARTICLE