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Balancing the Ballot: Going Beyond the 2018 Gender Parity Law to Encourage Women's Political Participation in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Lauren McKee
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Abstract

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While the passage of the 2018 Gender Parity Law was a step in the right direction, progress on women's political empowerment in Japan has been slow. With a combined effort from advocacy groups, political parties, and the international community to include more women on ballots and support them to electoral success, Japan can move the needle on gender equity in politics.

Keywords

genderquotaselectionswomen's political empowermenteconomic growth
Type
Research Article
Information
Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 21 , Issue 12 , December 2023 , e2
Copyright
Copyright © The Authors 2023

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