Bochel, Catherine and Bochel, Hugh and Kasuga, Masashi and Takeyasu, Hideko (2003) Against the system? Women in elected local government in Japan. Local Government Studies, 29 (2). pp. 19-31. ISSN 1743-9388

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Abstract

Despite having a high level of voting by women, Japan has a poor record of female representation in elected government at both central and local levels. This article examines the position in local government and seeks to explore a number of possible explanations for the situation. It draws upon both theoretical and empirical work and identifies a variety of cultural, social and political barriers to women seeking election for local government. The article concludes that there are growing pressures for change including from outside the current mainstream of Japanese politics.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Despite having a high level of voting by women, Japan has a poor record of female representation in elected government at both central and local levels. This article examines the position in local government and seeks to explore a number of possible explanations for the situation. It draws upon both theoretical and empirical work and identifies a variety of cultural, social and political barriers to women seeking election for local government. The article concludes that there are growing pressures for change including from outside the current mainstream of Japanese politics.
Keywords:	Representation, Voting, Japan, Politics
Subjects:	L Social studies > L243 Politics of a specific country/region L Social studies > L200 Politics
Divisions:	College of Social Sciences > Faculty of Health & Social Sciences > School of Social & Political Sciences
Depositing User:	Bev Jones
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2007
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2013 08:24
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/1019

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