Millions of dollars worth of U.S.-funded contraceptives are being sent to France to be incinerated after Washington rejected offers to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/world/politics/us-contraceptives-poor-nations-burned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #women039sissues #birthcontrol #usaid #us #donaldtrump

Female candidates in the Upper House election face many forms of harassment from voters and supporters — from stalking and death threats to uncomfortably long handshakes and hugs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/female-candidates-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #mayuushida #dpp #shioriyamao #saya #women039sissues

Sicily's regional council passed a law requiring all public hospitals to create dedicated abortion wards, though more than 80% of gynecologists there refuse to perform them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/world/society/italy-abortion-taboos-sicily/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #italy #abortion #sicily #women039sissues

Fukushima Prefecture is set to launch a public-private partnership initiative to mitigate the outflow of young people that has been a major factor behind population decline and the falling birth rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/fukushima-gender-gap-population-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #population #women039sissues #rurallife #hyogo

A record 80% of mothers in Japan were employed in 2024, a welfare ministry survey showed, with a majority of households saying they are struggling to make ends meet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/society/japanese-mothers-jobs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #parenthood #women039sissues