On June 24, the US supreme court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion. This shocking news has brought attention to reproductive health and rights worldwide again. At the same time, the rights related to abortion are...
How would you describe a women-friendly workplace? One of the most common problems facing women is related to menstruation. Some suffer from PMS or PMDD, which causes physical and emotional discomfort before, during and after periods. The symptoms...
Have you ever heard of period poverty? It is the lack of access to sanitary products and menstrual hygiene education. Period poverty has recently gained attention in Japan as in other countries, and Japan strives to solve it to achieve women’s...
Menstruation afflicts women with various symptoms, including anemia, severe abdominal pain, and depression. Nowadays, we can learn how to deal with menstruation and its symptoms correctly through sex education. On the other hand, in poor areas or...
How would you describe an excellent work environment for everyone? You may come up with many areas for improvement by comparing the ideal with reality. Among many issues, the gender pay gap remains a problem many countries must address. In May, the...
*This article contains affiliate links. Women experience their periods at some point in their lives. Many might have felt anxious when they had their first period. Furthermore, menstrual irregularity is common for a few years after one’s first...
Many Japanese do not have the opportunity to receive quality, international-standard sex education in school. Therefore, many young people would not have seen actual contraceptive products before they needed to use the items. This can lead to...
When you are pregnant, you may be as anxious as you are excited. The biggest anxiety may be childbirth itself or parenting, but some may also be concerned with economic burdens. In Japan, the birth rate has been decreasing, and younger generations...
Having a proper understanding of sexual consent is essential to protect ourselves and avoid hurting someone. Each country regulates the age of consent. Japan’s age of consent, at 13, is very low by global standards. There is also a general lack of...
Gender bias is when a person or society unconsciously holds fixed assumptions or prejudices about gender differences and gender roles. In Japan, there is a slang term for women in the sciences called “rikejo.” The very fact that such a...