68 women MPs in Japan had 2 toilets at parliament. After petition they have 4
- Japan's parliament will get two more women's toilet cubicles, officials said Thursday, after a petition by 58 female MPs called for more facilities to match their improved representation.
- In Japan, gender roles are rigid and women are chronically under-represented in politics, with just 68 women lawmakers elected out of 465 seats up for grabs at the last lower house election in Feb.
- Govt says it wants to have women in at least 30% of the legislative seats.
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- Japan's parliament will get two more women's toilet cubicles, officials said Thursday, after a petition by 58 female MPs called for more facilities to match their improved representation.
- In Japan, gender roles are rigid and women are chronically under-represented in politics, with just 68 women lawmakers elected out of 465 seats up for grabs at the last lower house election in Feb.
- Govt says it wants to have women in at least 30% of the legislative seats.
Sources: Times of India