In an interview with the monthly magazine Bungei Shunju, Abe spoke about how she was under pressure to have children as the wife of a politician.

Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is married to Akie Abe, who used to be a radio DJ.

G20 leaders showcased their support for women empowerment and gender parity in the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit 2019 in Tokyo. Ivanka Trump was special invitee of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to make her case for “Women’s Economic Empowerment” session on Saturday.

Angela Merkel’s G7 photo, in which she is seen towering over Donald Trump has gone viral for rightly capturing the dynamics between the G7 leaders. Even though many versions of the image are doing rounds on the Internet currently, but it is the photo released by Merkel’s office which remains the talk of the town. […]

Japan’s parliament has passed a new law to increase female participation in politics. On May 16, it passed a law seeking to encourage women to stand for elections. In Japan, women are vastly underrepresented in politics. Political parties are urged to make the number of male and female candidates as equal as possible. However, the new […]

During a power-packed trip to Japan, Ivanka Trump secured a $50 million commitment from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The money will be used for a women’s entrepreneurship fund. At an event in Japan, Ivanka spoke about boosting women’s roles in the economy. However, Ivanka was mostly met with empty seats. All too often, our workplace culture […]

All the chosen 10 people in the list were coincidentally men from some of the high-profile businesses from Japan.