Tokyo Olympics chief to step down for saying women talk too much

The head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee is set to resign after he was criticised for making inappropriate remarks about women.

Yoshiro Mori was quoted as saying women talk too much and that meetings with many female board directors would take a lot of time.

The remarks set off a firestorm of protest and Mori apologised at the time but said he would not resign however the pressure on him to step down had been increasing.

The former Japanese Prime Minister is expected to formally step down at a special committee meeting tomorrow after making the comments last week.

Major sponsors had also come forward to criticise the comments including Toyota.

Earlier this week, a group of female lawmakers wore white in protest against his remarks with some men doing the same in solidarity.

The Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to begin in July this year.

[Source: BBC]