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Olympics boss says women talk too much, make meetings ‘drag on’ – NEWS.com.au
Olympics boss says women talk too much, make meetings ‘drag on’
The boss of the Tokyo 2020 Games risked sparking a sexism row after it was reported on Wednesday he said women made meetings drag on because they have difficulty speaking concisely.Yoshiro Mori, an 83-year-old former prime minister known for public gaffes, told members of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) that “a board meeting with plenty of women will make it drag on”, according to the Asahi Shimbun daily.
“When you increase the number of female executive members, if their speaking time isn’t…
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