Unfilled rows brought to mind the large gaps in the crowd at her father’s inauguration in JanuaryThe US first family’s visit to Asia has got off to an inauspicious start, after Ivanka Trump shared her views on sexual harassment and women’s empowerment in front of a half-empty venue in Tokyo. Anna Fifield (@annafifield) The hall is half empty as Ivanka Trump gives a speech in Tokyo at the Japanese government’s “World Assembly for Women” (WAW!) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech as Ivanka Trump, the daughter and assistant to US President Donald Trump listens. “We’ve put our full strength into creating an environment where it’s easy for women to work,” he said. Ivanka Trump singled out the poor representation of women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and maths, saying the male-dominated sectors were still “moving in the wrong direction”.

Source: The Guardian November 03, 2017 04:52 UTC