WEF Gender Gap report shines harsh light on Asia's lopsided politics

Japan, China and others trail as region remains only 13% of way to political parity

Protesters criticize the treatment of women in Australian politics last year. Gender equality was a key theme of the recent Australian election that brought a change of government. © Reuters

RURIKA IMAHASHI, Nikkei staff writer

July 13, 2022 07:01 JST

TOKYO -- East Asia and the Pacific will need another 168 years to close the region's gender gap, with a particularly long way to go toward achieving parity in politics, the World Economic Forum said in a new report.