Japan's Prime Minister claims she works more hours than men due to housework and applying make-up
Japan's Prime Minister has claimed she works more hours than men because of having to do housework and apply make-up. Sanae Takaichi, who is Japan’s first female leader, said she works "three or four more hours than male prime ministers", due to gender roles. During an address to parliament, she alluded to the idea that she feels required to clean dishes and apply make-up before starting her working day. Ms Takaichi's aides - having only served under male prime ministers previously - had to lear
Analyse avancée (sphères, sources détaillées, analyses payantes)
Covered mainly by the Western sphere (57%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
- Confirmed by 7 outlets in 7 countries.
- Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
- Propagation: first reported by b.hatena.ne.jp (United Kingdom), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
- Japan’s PM: I work more hours than men because of make-up and choresb.hatena.ne.jp · United Kingdom
- Japan's Prime Minister claims she works more hours than men due to housework and applying make-upgbnews.com · Hungary
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
- Japan's first female PM says makeup and housework add hours to her working dayEuronews (YouTube) · European Union
- Japan PM says housework makes her busier than male predecessorstribune.net.ph · Philippines
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Event sources
- Japan’s PM: I work more hours than men because of make-up and choresb.hatena.ne.jpJaponUnited Kingdom → JapanJapanese
- Japan's Prime Minister claims she works more hours than men due to housework and applying make-upgbnews.comHUHungary → JapanEnglish
- Japan's first female PM says makeup and housework add hours to her working dayeuronews.comNorvègeNorway → JapanEnglish
- Japan's first female PM says makeup and housework add hours to her working dayEuronews (YouTube)EuropeEuropean Union → JapanEnglish
- Japan PM says housework makes her busier than male predecessorstribune.net.phPhilippinesPhilippines → JapanUnknown language
- Why Japan's PM works more hours than men: I have to put on makeup and do dishes!dailymail.comAustralieAustralia → JapanEnglish
- Phát ngôn về chuyện trang điểm, nội trợ của nữ Thủ tướng Nhật Bản gây tranh cãibaotintuc.vnRUVietnam → JapanVietnamese