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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The Tokyo Olympics made a symbolic gesture towards gender equality yesterday by appointing 12 women to the body\u2019s executive board.<\/p>\n

The board will now have 19 women among its 45 members, a 42 per cent representation.<\/p>\n

To accommodate the additional women, the size of the board was increased from 35 to 45. Several resignations yesterday also created more space.<\/p>\n

The move was announced by CEO Toshiro Muto after an executive board meeting. The names of the new members were expected to be announced today.<\/p>\n

Seiko Hashimoto, the new president of the organising committee, prompted the changes. She took over last month after 83-year-old former president Yoshiro Mori was forced to resign after making derogatory comments about women. Essentially, he said they talk too much.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegarding the promotion of gender equality, we believe that it is necessary to work with a sense of speed and produce solid results in order to restore the trust in the organising committee,” Hashimoto said at the start of the board meeting.<\/p>\n

Hashimoto, a former Olympic bronze-medal winner in speedskating, promised when she took over to increase female participation in the body’s executive board. It had stood at about 20 per cent.<\/p>\n

Muto also said the board will now have one female vice president among seven.<\/p>\n

Japan ranks 121st out of 153 in the World Economic Forum\u2019s gender-equality ranking, and women are seldom found in leadership roles or in the boardroom.<\/p>\n

The move is unlikely to have long-term impact. Tokyo Olympic organising committee employs about 3,500 people, but will be dissolved after the postponed Olympics take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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