{"id":126160,"date":"2021-02-12T19:26:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T00:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=126160"},"modified":"2021-02-12T19:57:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T00:57:51","slug":"after-backlash-over-call-to-limit-annoying-womens-speaking-time-tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-backlash-over-call-to-limit-annoying-womens-speaking-time-tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns\/","title":{"rendered":"After Backlash Over Call To Limit \u2018Annoying\u2019 Women\u2019s \u2018Speaking Time,\u2019 Tokyo Olympics Chief Resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-backlash-over-call-to-limit-annoying-womens-speaking-time-tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=126160&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1170065608-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and former Japanese prime minister, resigned on Friday over \u201csexist comments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The New York Times<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/yoshiro-mori-tokyo-olympics-resigns.html\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a> <span>that his resignation \u201c<\/span><span>followed unrelenting international criticism\u201d of remarks made by the 83 year-old regarding \u201cannoying\u201d female board members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier this month, while speaking at a meeting of the Japan Olympic Committee Council, Mori<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tokyo-olympics-2021-chief-sexism-gaffe-annoying-women-playbook-covid-19\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>:<\/span> <span>\u201c<\/span><span>If we increase the number of female board members, we have to make sure their speaking time is restricted somewhat, they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying.\u201d He also said that women are driven by a \u201cstrong sense of rivalry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After apologizing, the International Olympic Committee \u201cissued a statement calling gender equality \u2018a fundamental principle\u2019 for the organization and citing gains in recent years to reduce significant gaps in the number of women versus men on its leadership bodies.\u201d The statement also concluded by \u201cnoting Mori\u2019s apology, and saying that with it, \u2018the IOC considers the issue closed.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After further backlash, including a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tokyo-olympics-2021-yoshiro-mori-comments-summer-olympics-japan-sexism\/\"><span>survey<\/span><\/a> <span>which found that 60% of Japanese thought Mori was unqualified to lead the Games and an online petition with 150,000 signatures adding pressure, Mori resigned,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/yoshiro-mori-tokyo-olympics-resigns-sexist-remarks\/\"><span>saying<\/span><\/a><span>:<\/span> <span>\u201cAs of today I will resign from the president\u2019s position.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMy inappropriate comments have caused a lot of chaos,\u201d he<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yoshiro-mori-resign-tokyo-olympics-e2e7f3864a331aaf8372b811357d48a0\"><span>added<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs long as I remain in this position, it causes trouble,\u201d he told the board. \u201cIf that is the case, it will ruin everything we\u2019ve built up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Questions are now being raised regarding Mori\u2019s replacement, with early reports indicating that&nbsp;<span>\u201cthe 83-year-old Mori had picked 84-year-old Saburo Kawabuchi, the former president of the governing body of Japanese soccer and a former player himself. He played for Japan in the 1964 Olympics,\u201d reported CBS News. \u201cKawabuchi is even older than Mori and will raise the issue of why a woman wasn\u2019t appointed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The report continued to reference this event\u2019s place in the ongoing debate in Japan over gender inequality and \u201cthe absence of women in boardrooms, politics, and sports governance,\u201d as well as in leadership roles at the Olympic organizing committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFor myself in selecting the president, I don\u2019t think we need to discuss or debate gender,\u201d executive board CEO Toshiro Muto said, according to the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yoshiro-mori-resign-tokyo-olympics-e2e7f3864a331aaf8372b811357d48a0\"><span>Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cWe simply need to choose the right person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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