Women in Japan are still often expected to be in charge ... There are growing calls for more female voices in politics. But in rural areas, where more traditional gender roles are more usual ...

Excluding Tokyo, Japan had around 11 million unmarried ... women and shows that it doesn’t understand why young women are leaving rural areas. (This article was written by Sawa Okabayashi ...

Despite their critical roles in farming, processing, and post-harvest activities, rural women face entrenched inequalities in wages, opportunities, and recognition. As Shahnaz Begum, a farmer from ...