Japan drops to 121st in 2019 gender equality ranking japantoday.com

Japan ranked 121st among 153 countries in the gender gap rankings in 2019, down from 110th the previous year and in last place among major advanced economies, the World Economic Forum said Tuesday.
In the areas of education and health, however, the gender gap in the country has been mostly eliminated, the WEF said in the Global Gender Gap Report 2020 that analyzes women's status in the economy, education, politics and health.
Among the Group of Seven industrialized nations, Japan ranked last behind Italy, which placed 76th.
Scandinavian countries maintained their leadership in reducing the gender gap, with Iceland topping the ranking for the 11th consecutive year.
The gender gap report has been released by the think tank every year since 2006.