Women and politics in contemporary Japan
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Women and politics in contemporary Japan
（ASAA women in Asia series / editor, Louise Edwards）
Routledge, 2017, c2015
- : pbk
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"First published 2015 by Routledge. ... First issued in paperback 2017"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [142]-154) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book looks at the gendering of the political system in Japan and the effects of that system on gender equality in national-level politics specifically and wider society more generally. It examines the approach taken by the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to issues of gender equality in Japan, and the repercussions of that approach on women's political experiences and representation. This book covers a range of themes including the role of the LDP and other major political parties in constructing the modern Japanese political system, the under-representation of women in Japanese politics, women's experiences in party politics and the gendering of government policies. Using in-depth interviews with women members of the national Diet, the book sheds light on how political women negotiate the male-dominated world of Japanese politics.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Women, Power and Politics under LDP Rule: Gender Equity Discourses and Practices 1955-1993 2. Post-1993 Political Power Structures and Gender Equity Policies 3. Ambivalent Ambitions 4. The Importance of Women in Politics 5. Negotiating a Masculinised Party Culture Conclusion: The Failure of 'Equality' and the Possibility of Gender Quotas
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