New link added 19 May 2021 Promoting women in Japanese politics This article looks at moves to increase the number of women in politics in japan including making it mandatory for political parties to se targets for numbers of female candidates. It refers to the work of two organisations campaigning on this issue, Parite Campaign,and the Women's Action Network and explains the importance of having women in politics from the perspective of activists and women who have suffered sexual harassment and violence. NHK World, 5 May 2021.
New link added 19 May 2021 Parite Campaign website
New link added 19 May 2021 Women's Action Network website
New link added 19 May 2021 Japan has so few women politicians that when even one is gaffe-prone, it's damaging As well as looking at the politician Mio Sugita's remarks on sexual violence against women and reactions to them, this article reports the experiences and views of LDG politician, Tomomi Inada, about how to increase the number of women in politics. She calls for mandatory not voluntary electoral gender quotas for each party. CNN, 22 Oct 2020.
New link added 19 May 2021 Survey of Japanese Women Finds Majority Want Greater Female Representation in Politics The article reports survey data about what women in Japan think of the low numbers of female politicians, what they think are the reasons for this situation, and their views on whether Japan should introduce a quota system for female candidates. Nippon.com 5 Jan 2021.
New link added 19 May 2021 Japan's day care crisis is turning working moms into activists This article looks at the reasons why women find it so difficult to continue their carers when they have children, focusing on the example of Ogata Yuko a female politician in Kumamoto who was shouted at and forced to leave the Council Chamber when she entered it with her baby to make a point about the need for support for working mothers. CNN, 8 Jul 2019.
New link added 25 May 2021 Japan town's sole female councillor ousted after accusing mayor of sexual assault Shoko Arai was voted out of her seat after making allegations against mayor that most residents said damaged the town’s reputation. Her plight has highlighted the male domination of local and national politics in Japan, which performs poorly in international comparisons of female representation in politics. Guardian, 8 Dec 2020.
New link added 25 May 2021 She Accused the Mayor of Sexual Assault. Then the Town Turned on Her. Assemblymen in Kusatsu, Japan, organized an election to recall their sole female colleague, saying she had damaged the town’s reputation with her allegations. This story about the case of Shoko Arai focus on how attitudes towards female victims of sexual violence prevents them speaking out. New York Times, 9 Dec 2020.
New link added 25 May 2021 Japan is a 'democracy without women', says ruling party MP Tomomi Inada makes comment after new prime minister appoi nts just two women on 21-strong cabinet. Guardian, 23 Sep 2020.
New link added 25 May 2021 Alliance of Feminist Representatives (AFR) Japan This is a group that campaigns for quotes for women in Japanese politics.
New link added 25 May 2021 Over 50% of assemblywomen in Japan have been sexually harassed, survey suggests The Alliance of Feminist Representatives (AFER), a nationwide group of female politicians that advocates for the introduction of gender quotas for elected officials, said 52 percent of people who responded to its survey on sexual discrimination indicated they had been targeted by sexual harassment at least once. Japan Times, 13 Aug 2015.
「女性議員の少なさに危機感も9割は政治家になりたいとは思わず―1万人女性意識調査」2021年1月4日 Yahoo!ニュース
『【1万人女性意識調査】第2回テーマ「女性と政治」』2020年12月16日 日本財団
『日本の女性は政治家に「ならない」のか、「なれない」のか』2020年10月29日 雨宮紫苑 FRAU
「女性政治家と赤ちゃん――ウィン・ウィンにはなれないのか」2017年8月４日 BBC News Japan
「政治におけるジェンダーパリティの向上を目指して——女性政治家の育成に向けたパリテ・アカデミーとの協力」2020年5月22日 笹川平和財団
「WOMAN SHIFT～「普通」の女性も議員になれる社会に」2017年1月12日 台東区議会議員 本目さよ 政治山
パリテ・アカデミーとWOMAN SHIFTは日本国内で女性政治家育成に力を入れている団体のようです。
http://parity-academy.org パリテ・アカデミー
https://womanshift.wixsite.com/womanshift WOMEN SHIFT
Ⅰ 政治分野における男女共同参画 - 国立女性教育会館リポジトリhttps://nwec.repo.nii.ac.jp › ...
「政治分野における男女共同参画」三浦まり 国立女性教育会館リポジトリ
２５ページくらいの論文ですが、読みやすかったです。
以下は他国、特にニュージーランドの例です。
ニュージーランドの現首相のアーダーンさんは、任期中に産休を取得したり、国連総会に赤ちゃんを連れて行ったり、女性政治家のロールモデルかなと思い、参考程度にご紹介します！
「議会審議中に議長が赤ちゃんを抱っこ、ミルクも与え ニュージーランド」 2019年8月22日 BBC News Japan
「NZ首相、国連総会に赤ちゃん同行 おむつ交換に日本代表団びっくり」2018年9月26日 BBC News Japan
『世界初「首相が産休」のアーダーン首相、語る』2019年9月19日 NHK政治マガジン
Japanese women hold record 3% of senior government posts Japanese women held a record-high ratio of senior positions in the central government, but at 3 percent, they are still well behind their counterparts in other developed nations, government figures showed Jan. 31. Asahi Shimbun, 1 Feb 2014.
Among Equals? Women in Japanese Politics This article by Yuko Nakano asks why Japan is behind many developing as well as developed countries in terms of women's participation in politics. Center for Strategic and International Studies, 13 Jul 2013.
A list of news stories and reports on women in politics in Japan from iKNOW Politics (International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics)
Expansion of Women's Participation in Policy and Decision-making Processes in All Fields in Society from the Japanese Government Gender Equality Bureau
Sexist jeers in politics turn spotlight on workplace sexual harassment Following the sexist heckling of Tokyo Assembly member Ayako Shinomura, this article looks at various examples of sexism at work in Japan. 4 July 2014.
Outrage follows sexist outburst at Tokyo assembly meeting As well reporting briefly on the sexist heckling of Ayako Shinomura in the Tokyo Assembly and sexism more widely in Japanese workplaces, it also has a video 'Can Womenonomics Save Japan?' which discusses issues facing working women in Japan, and looks at a project, HactchCoWork.com, to provide an environment for women to combine childcare and working. CNN, 23 Jun 2014.
Hope, frustration as activists lament lack of women in Japanese politics Japan sharply lags other developed nations in female representation in politics, having made little progress over the 70 years since the first women were elected to the Diet. Japan Times, Jul 17, 2015.
The History and Future of Women's Participation in Politics in Japan, Women's Asia 21, Summer 2002
Japan’s Growing Political Gender Gap Three days before South Korea elected a woman president, Japanese voters significantly reduced the number of women in parliament. As a result of the vote in the 2012 election, the new lower house will have 38 women, or 7.9% of all lawmakers in that chamber. That’s down from 54, or 11.3. Wall Street Journal, 20 Dec 2012.
Another low for Japan's gender gap, as only 15% of election candidates are female The Japan Times, 2 Dec 2014.
More women pass civil service exam A record 399 women passed this year’s exam for career-track positions in the central government, the National Personnel Authority said Monday. In all, 1,918 men and women passed. Women made up 20.8 percent of the successful applicants, up 1.3 percentage points from last year, but below the record of 22.9 percent logged in 2012. Japan Times, Jun 23, 2014.
Can Having More Women in the Government Change Japan? An interview with Tomomi Inada, Minister of State for National Public Service Personnel Systems. Tokyo Business Today, 14 July 2014
Worldwide Women Public Sector Leaders Index 2014: Opening the door for women working in government A comparative report on women in government and the civl service in different countries, including Japan. EY.
Individual Action Plan Economy: Japan Ratio of women's representation in leadership Detailed figures on women's participation in different aspects of government and the civil service, APEC, 2015.
Japan drastically lowers its goal for female managers in government and private sector The government has abandoned its aim of having women in 30 percent of management roles by 2020. On Friday it approved a new gender equality road map that slashes targets in some areas. Japan Times, Dec 25, 2015
Government at a Glance 2015 Country Fact Sheet for Japan includes data on women in public sector employment in Japan. OECD.