Japan’s new icon for gender equality (Emma Dalton, East Asia Forum)

Japanese women are making cracks in the glass ceiling of politics. On 15 September 2016, Japan’s main opposition party, the Democratic Party (DP), elected a woman as its new leader. In light of the dearth of women in politics and leadership positions in all sectors of Japanese society, this is a significant development.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/10/02/japans-new-icon-for-gender-equality/

Japanese politics still a man’s world (Emma Dalton, East Asia Forum)

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/06/09/japanese-politics-still-a-mans-world-2/