Outrage follows sexist comments hurled at assemblywoman

Anger grew in Japan after lawmakers hurled sexist comments at an assemblywoman giving a speech about the plight of women. Your Party member Ayaka Shiomura was talking about the struggles Japanese women face when dealing with pregnancy and raising a child when she was heckled by a member of the ruling LDP.  The male shouted, “You should get married!” Shiomura smiled weakly and continued amid male laughter. A second outburst, “Can you even bear a child?” followed as tears welled up in her eyes and her voice broke. She was seen drying her eyes with a handkerchief after her speech. She later posted on Facebook that it was like “a punch in the gut” and called on the hecklers to come forward. Backlash ensued, with women lawmakers demanding the names of those responsible to be released publicly.

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