U.N. Group Japan Chief Warns of Backlash against Women's Rights

Tokyo, April 6 (Jiji Press)--Efforts to improve women's rights are facing a backlash globally after decades of progress, Hiroko Hashimoto, head of the UN Women Japan National Committee, said in a recent interview. This concern was highlighted on the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8, when members of 13 national committees around the world that support the UN Women, in...

U.N. Group Japan Chief Warns of Backlash against Women's Rights
Tokyo, April 6 (Jiji Press)--Efforts to improve women's rights are facing a backlash globally after decades of progress, Hiroko Hashimoto, head of the UN Women Japan National Committee, said in a recent interview. This concern was highlighted on the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8, when members of 13 national committees around the world that support the UN Women, in...