Overview
- Investigates gendered discrimination and harassment against women politicians in Japan.
- Includes extensive interviews with women politicians in both local and national level politics
- Draws on quantitative research survey data and Elaborate obstacles facing politically ambitious Women in Japan
Part of the book series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies on Human Rights in Asia (PMSHRA)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Keywords
- Sexual harassment of women politicians in Japan
- Gender Based Violence in Japan
- Gender and Japanese politics
- Economic empowerment of women in Japan
- Political empowerment of women in Japan
- Political disempowerment of women in Japan
- Conservative governments’ approach to women in Japan
- Sexual harassment as legal and cultural categories
- Sexual harassment in local level politics in Japan
- Femigiren
- New Japan Women’s Association
- Violence against women in politics
- Sexual harassment in national level politics in Japan
- Shiori Itō, WinWin and QnoKai.
- Political boys’ club in Japan
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Reviews
"Sexual Harassment in Japanese Politics is an insightful examination of the legal, social, and ideological forces that have legitimized the sexual harassment of women in Japanese politics. The book makes a major contribution to the understanding of how sexual harassment and violence against women continue to be tolerated in professional arenas in one of the world’s most gender-unequal countries." (-- Kumiko Nemoto, School of Business Administration, Senshu University, Japan.)
"Sexual harassment against women in politics has been pervasive but silenced. Dalton provides a crucial and timely research on how sexual harassment in Japanese politics hinders women’s political ambition and career development, using In-depth interviews at all levels of legislature. This book is a must-read for all scholars and students wishing to better understand how politics is implicated in sexist gender norms and practices, and why democracy needs women’s equal political participation." (--Ki-young Shin, Ochanomizu University, Japan.)
“Centering the voices of women politicians, Sexual harassment in Japanese politics brings light to the often unspoken problem of sexual harassment of women in politics. Dalton’s thorough approach explores cultural, institutional, and legal barriers that facilitate sexual harassment of women in elected positions, bringing to light the consequences of this problem for the victims, gender equality, and democracy. This book will interest those studying violence against women in politics, gender and politics, and democratic representation. “ (--Juliana Restrepo Sanín, University of Florida, US.)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sexual Harassment in Japanese Politics
Authors: Emma Dalton
Series Title: Palgrave Macmillan Studies on Human Rights in Asia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3795-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3794-0Published: 25 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3797-1Published: 26 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3795-7Published: 24 September 2021
Series ISSN: 2752-4310
Series E-ISSN: 2752-4329
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 239
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Politics and Gender, Gender Studies, Gender, Sexuality and Law, Culture and Gender