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12/07/2023 - 12/07/2023 | Tokyo

DIJ Forum "Japanese Politics – What Keeps Women Out?"

Japanese politics has a woman problem. Women are relatively absent from legislative assemblies and when they run for elections, they are often faced with sexual harassment. The speakers in this DIJ Forum will explore the causes of women’s under-representation and highlight the sexism experienced by women who campaign for office. By considering institutional and cultural barriers, they will present a big-picture analysis of the problem of male-dominated politics in Japan.

Japanese politics has a woman problem. Not only are women relatively absent from legislative assemblies; when they run for elections, and even after they’ve won, they are often faced with sexual harassment. These issues seem particularly acute in local level assemblies, and even more so in rural areas. In Japan, 15.6% of local assembly seats are occupied by women, and only 2 of the 47 governors are women. This is in spite of the enactment in 2018 of a gender parity law, the Act on Promotion of Gender Equality in the Political Field. The speakers in this DIJ Forum will explore the causes of women’s under-representation in local politics and highlight the sexism experienced by women who campaign for and get elected to office. By considering institutional and cultural barriers, they will present a big-picture analysis of the problem of male-dominated politics in Japan.

Speakers:
Emma Dalton, La Trobe University
Naoko Oki, Sugiyama Jogakuen University

Information on participating / attending:
To participate onsite please register via email to forum@dijtokyo.org, for online participation please register on the event website.

Date:

12/07/2023 10:30 - 12/07/2023 12:00

Event venue:

DIJ Tokyo
Jochi Kioizaka Bldg. 2F
7-1 Kioicho Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Japan

Target group:

Journalists, Scientists and scholars

Relevance:

international

Subject areas:

Politics

Types of events:

Presentation / colloquium / lecture

Entry:

11/22/2023

Sender/author:

Dr. Torsten Weber

Department:

Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event75765

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