Women still face gender gap in jobs, wages
AFP: 21 Oct 2012
...Japan dipping to 101st from 98th last year.
China, which took a step backwards when it came to closing the economic gender gap, also fell in the overall ranking to 69th place from 66th last year...more...
Japan Continues To Slide In Gender Gap Rankings - 101 out of 135
Nikkei News | Oct. 24, 2012
GENEVA--Japan came 101th out of 135 countries in the 2012 gender gap rankings, down from 98th the previous year and 80th in 2006, according to a study released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum...more behind the paywall...
The Global Gender Gap Report 2012, World Economic Forum (PDF)
http://www.weforum.org/reports/global-g ... eport-2012