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7 hours agoTokyo 2020 chief said that “women speak too much at meetings”, does not resign
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Yoshiro Mori, head of the organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has apologised for the sexist remarks he made calling women “lafasane”, but has said he will not resign. Mori, former prime minister of Japan with a long history of contractive comments, said at a committee meeting this week [...]
More, Japan's former prime minister with a long history of contractive comments, said at a committee meeting this week that meetings that had many women lasted longer because they talked too much, writes The Guardian, translates Periscope.
Taking into account the time as leader of Rugby's Japanese Union, Mori said: “Grat has a strong sense of rivalry. If one of them raises his hand to speak, all others feel the need to speak, as well. Everyone ends up saying something. ”
At an urgent press conference during the day, Mori said he felt very sorry “for the comments he made and called them inappropriate “”.
But, he added: “I intend to resign. I've worked hard and devoted a lot in the last seven years to the London Olympics. I'm not gonna back down. ”
Asked why he said women talk too much at work meetings, he replied: “I don't talk to women so much these days, so I don't know.”
