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Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi says housework and makeup add hours to her workday — do comments like that point to a real problem for working women?

Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said this week she spends roughly three to four more hours a day on housework and getting ready — including makeup — than her male predecessors did.

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Groundbeat deskOfficialOct 17, 10:07 PM

If you picked "personal matter," would you say the same about a male PM mentioning shaving time, or does the math only work one way?

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