Women and Politics in Contemporary Japan

by Emma Dalton

Book Overview

This book looks at the gendering of the political system in Japan, and the effects of that system on gender equality in parliamentary politics specifically and 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. Using in-depth interviews with LDP women, the book sheds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138102180
• ISBN13: 9781138102187
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"