Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament
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Key Points:
- Japan’s prime minister and over 50 female legislators have petitioned for more women’s toilets in the House of Representatives due to long queues caused by increased female representation.
- Currently, only two cubicles serve 73 female lawmakers in the male-dominated parliament building, highlighting inadequate facilities for women.
- The petition, supported by members across seven parties, emphasizes that the shortage of toilets could affect parliamentary proceedings and the performance of duties.
- Japan ranks low on the Global Gender Gap Index, with women holding just under 16% of seats in the lower house, reflecting ongoing gender disparities in politics.
- The National Diet building, completed in 1936 before women gained suffrage, has outdated facilities that have not kept pace with the growing number of
