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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
What Kishida’s reshuffle says about female participation in politics
The Japan Times
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appointed a record-tying five women to ministerial posts in his Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, as well as one to a key position in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as he aims to increase female executives in...
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Friday, September 08, 2023
Women’s voices project pivots to Japan
Council on Foreign Relations
Launched in January 2022 by Senior Fellow Manjari Chatterjee Miller, and now joined by Senior Fellows Sheila A. Smith and Scott Snyder, CFR’s Women’s Voices from the Indo-Pacific is an interview series highlighting women leaders in the United...
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Saturday, May 20, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women take on Japan's political gender gap for 'true democracy'
The Japan Times
Women are a rare sight in Japanese politics, but 20-year-old Rinka Saito is determined to run for office one day because "you can't have true democracy without diversity." She is one of a small group of young women being offered mentoring and money...
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Incumbent Upper House lawmaker Renho bows to supporters at her office in Minato Ward, Tokyo, after securing re-election on Sunday night. | KYODO
Monday, July 18, 2022
Women win record 35 of 125 seats in Japan's Upper House election
Japan Times
Sunday’s Upper House election saw a record 35 seats go to women, with veteran lawmakers and new contenders of all stripes voted in. In a race overshadowed by the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — who during his tenure pushed the slogan “a...
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Friday, March 06, 2020
Women in Japanese politics: Why so few after so very long?
Japan Times
To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, there will be worldwide marches, parades, protests and public awareness activities on the contributions of women and the barriers and discrimination they still face. One issue of focus is the state of...
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Friday, July 27, 2018
Women cabinet ministers in Japan
Nippon
The Global Gender Gap Report released in November 2017 by the World Economic Forum ranked Japan 114th out of 144 countries. This was a fall of three places from the previous year. The ranking is based on four categories: economic participation and...
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Monday, December 15, 2014
What can we do to improve female representation in politics?
It’s no secret that women are vastly underrepresented at all levels of government, all across the world. In the UK, there are five women in David Cameron’s cabinet,out of 22 positions, and only 22% of MPs are women. The Global Gender Gap report,...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Women start political party based on Facebook comment, Japan
Two Japanese women started “All-Japan Obachan Party”, a political party that aims to balance the gender gap and to increase women rights, as well as women’s presence in the government. The party was established six months ago as the result of a...
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