{"id":128189,"date":"2017-11-03T03:07:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T07:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=128189"},"modified":"2017-11-03T03:07:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T07:07:01","slug":"ivanka-trump-harassment-of-women-at-work-cant-be-tolerated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/03\/ivanka-trump-harassment-of-women-at-work-cant-be-tolerated\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivanka Trump: Harassment of women at work can’t be tolerated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Ivanka Trump said at a Tokyo conference on women’s advancement Friday that harassment of women in the workplace cannot be tolerated. (Photo<\/a>: Ivanka Trump\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TOKYO \u2014 Ivanka Trump said at a Tokyo conference on women’s advancement Friday that harassment of women in the workplace cannot be tolerated.<\/p>\n

The U.S. president’s daughter and adviser spoke at the World Assembly for Women amid growing attention to sexual harassment of women in Hollywood and other industries in the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll too often, our workplace culture fails to treat women with appropriate respect,\u201d she said. \u201cThis takes many forms including harassment which can never be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n

She did not give examples.<\/p>\n

In her speech, she also said workplaces need to make further efforts to respect women’s values and accommodate the need for balance between work and family.<\/p>\n

Despite the increase in the percentage of women at workplaces, corporate expectations have remained \u201cstagnant\u201d and still operate on \u201ca single-honour mindset\u201d with expectations for mothers to stay home to provide fulltime care, she said.<\/p>\n

It \u201cdisproportionately\u201d impacts women and most likely causes them to leave jobs or curtail ambitions due to lack of affordable care for children or relatives who can help, she said, calling for innovative ways to make it easier for women to enjoy motherhood without compromising their careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn’t a woman’s issue, it’s a family issue,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ivanka Trump came to Japan at the invitation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and is set to leave one day before her father arrives here Sunday. Ivanka Trump and Abe were to have dinner at a Japanese restaurant later Friday.<\/p>\n

The conference is part of Abe’s \u201cwomenomics\u201d initiative aimed at encouraging women to join the workforce and promoting their advancement as a way to boost national economic growth. More women have joined the labour force under the Abe government, but the majority of female workers hold part-time or non-regular jobs, while most working men have fulltime jobs.<\/p>\n

Abe acknowledged that men think they have set the rules and tend to \u201cthink inside the box\u201d and he feels \u201ca pain in the heart\u201d as he reflects on his own mindset.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe women have a power to break the wall of ‘common sense’ set by men and pioneer a new era,\u201d Abe said, adding that women have the chance to create businesses from a unique perspective.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump starts his first official Asia tour in Japan. Trump will play golf and talk with Abe and meet with Emperor Akihito and relatives of people abducted by North Korea.<\/p>\n

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