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Apr 19, 2021
Hopes are high that a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games will brush off the controversies they have been tainted by, including a sexism row that has damaged the reputation of the games and undermined Japan’s efforts to narrow the gender gap.
With Seiko Hashimoto, a former Olympic speedskater and cyclist, now at the helm of the Tokyo Organising Committee and its board having been revamped with a higher share of female members, the event could serve as a chance for Japan to showcase that, at least in sports, it is serious about equality.
“For true gender equality, I think women must be able to lead a lifestyle of their choice, not only as athletes but once they finish their careers as well,” Hashimoto told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following her appointment as president of the committee.
Olympic Shuffle Highlights Japan’s Missed Target for New Leaders Bloomberg 19/02/2021 Isabel Reynolds
(Bloomberg) The shuffling of senior Olympic leadership positions in Japan has put a spotlight on an uncomfortable truth in the country: After years of public statements in support of women in leadership, there still don’t seem to be enough to go around.
In its search for a replacement for Yoshiro Mori, 83, who resigned last week after disparaging women for talking too much, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee landed on former athlete Seiko Hashimoto. But she already had a job in the cabinet, as Minister for the Olympics and held the gender equality portfolio.