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TOKYO — If Anna Matsumoto had listened to her teachers, she would have kept her inquisitive mind to herself — asking questions, they told her, interrupted class. And when, at […]
Few Women Ascend Japan’s Corporate Ladder. Is Change Finally Coming?
During Barack Obama’s 2008 run for president, she was impressed by young people’s political activism, something that is relatively rare in Japan. She resolved to return home and work to […]
They Still Live in the Shadow of Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes
Women at tech start-ups wrote to her thanking her for saying what they had been feeling, Ms. Esponnette said.Lola Priego, 30, the founder of Base, which offers at-home blood and […]
Alibaba Rape Allegation Reveals China Tech’s Seamy Side
For years, as Alibaba turned from a scrappy Chinese start-up into an e-commerce behemoth, some of its business units welcomed new employees with an ice-breaking ceremony that alarmed many of […]
More Women Muscle In on the World of Vintage Cars
Armed with a welding torch and bolstered by a college grant, a GoFundMe account and help from some enthusiastic classmates, she entered the 2017 Grassroots Motorsports Challenge in Florida, scoring […]
A Chinese Gold Medalist Was Asked About Her “Masculine” Appearance
After Gong Lijiao won China’s first gold medal in an Olympic field event on Sunday, a reporter for state news media asked about her “masculine” appearance and her life plans, […]
With #MeToo Case Against Kris Wu, China Hits Out at Celebrities
China’s ruling Communist Party has seized on the high-profile detention of a Canadian Chinese pop singer in Beijing on suspicion of rape to deliver a stark warning against what it […]
Why Elite Female Athletes Are Turning Away From Major Sponsors
Ms. Carreon-John noted that more than a third of the U.S. track and field women’s roster is made up of Nike athletes. “Individual situations of a handful of athletes are […]
Activision, Facing Internal Turmoil, Grapples With #MeToo Reckoning
More than 1,500 workers for the video game maker Activision Blizzard walked out from their jobs this week. Thousands signed a letter rebuking their employer. And even as the chief […]