TOKYO, June 20 (UPI) -- In Japan, where sexism in the workplace is common, an assemblywoman was heckled by her colleagues while delivering a speech on the need for more services for women.
Your Party member Ayaka Shiomura was speaking in the assembly on Wednesday, addressing the lack of government understanding and public support for women and mothers. In one example, she cited a regulation requiring mothers to fold strollers before boarding trains.