Top 6 Gender & Equality articles 2022

There are many issues regarding gender in Japan, particularly around gender equality and LGBTQ and diversity. Here are the top articles that Zenbird readers have been interested in 2022 regarding gender and equality.

Contents

1. What is LGBTQQIAAPPO2S?
2. Everyone has a SOGIE: understanding orientation, gender and expression
3. 5 female climate activists in Japan to know this International Women’s Day
4. What is feminism in Japan?
5. Fighting back against chikan gropers through design and crowdfunding
6. How Japan sees #KuToo and gender expectations now

What is LGBTQQIAAPPO2S?

Although the world is opening up to the idea of diversity in gender and sexuality, it can be difficult to remember all the identities. We saw how the LGBT abbreviation expanded to include newly understood identities, and this article gives us a quick breakdown of one of the longest abbreviations, LGBTQQIAAPPO2S.

Everyone has a SOGIE: understanding orientation, gender and expression

But LGBTQQIAAPPO2S does not encompass the whole beautiful range of gender, sexual and romantic identities. It is perhaps more accurate to think about it as a scale rather than a clear-cut division. SOGIE is a guide to help us to understand because we all have a SOGIE profile too.

5 female climate activists in Japan to know this International Women’s Day

Female leadership is a must, not only for diversity and gender equality, but they also act as role models for girls everywhere. And what better role models can we have than the ladies leading the fight against the biggest crisis we are facing, the climate crisis?

What is feminism in Japan?

Feminism can have varied meanings and representations for different individuals. To understand feminism in Japan, readers were interested in approaching it from the foundation and the motivations driving feminism in Japan.

Fighting back against chikan gropers through design and crowdfunding

While gender inequality, sexual harassment, and sexual violence exist in Japan, we’d be remiss to say that there is no fight against these problems. And among them, there are unique solutions, such as using design and culture to fight sexual harassment.

How Japan sees #KuToo and gender expectations now

The #KuToo is a social movement against gender inequality in Japan, inspired by #MeToo movement, which is a movement against sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape culture around the world. Find out what form it takes in Japan and whether it has been effective.