Most Japanese believe gender inequality remains entrenched, but increasingly support greater equality
December 2, 2016Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
The Japanese government’s quadrennial survey of public attitudes on gender equality, published on October 31, reveals how difficult it remains for Japanese leaders to uproot traditional gender roles. Since 2012, perceptions of equality across Japanese society have barely budged, and in some areas have worsened.
Tags: equality, female, female politicians, gender equality, gender norms, husbands, inequality, male, policy, poll, publicop inion, Shinzo Abe, Survey, wives, womenomics
Tokyo Elects First Woman Governor by Landslide Over Abe Pick
August 1, 2016Author: Bloomberg & USA Today
Categories: In the News
Former environment minister Yuriko Koike will have the spotlight more than any previous woman in Japanese politics after Tokyo elected her on Sunday as the prefecture’s first female governor, Sasakawa USA’s Tobias Harris said in a Bloomberg article reporting on the election.
Tags: 2020 Olympics, bloomberg, election, governor, gubernatorial election, in the news, Japan, kirk spitzer, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, Politics, Shinzo Abe, Tokyo, Tokyo Olympics, usa today, womenomics, yuriko koike
Fostering a New Generation of Women Leaders
June 23, 2016Author: Nippon.com
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
Japan recently brought into force a new law aimed at closing the gender gap in the nation’s workforce by bringing more women into mid- and upper-management positions. To prepare women for civic and private leadership roles, a program run in cooperation with the US-Japan Council and other partners provides young female college students unique opportunities to learn from prominent leaders in both Japan and the United States.
Tags: nippon.com, Tomodachi Initiative, US-Japan Council, USJC, Women Empowerment, Women Leaders, womenomics
Barriers stunting progress in women’s economic, political empowerment topic of Speaker Series events
May 3, 2016Author: Zachary Shaykin
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Policies under the umbrella of “Womenomics” enacted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have had an effect on gender equality in Japan, but many barriers still stunt progress in women’s economic and political empowerment, leading expert Mitsuko Horiuchi said at a Sasakawa USA event on April 27. Sasakawa USA welcomed Ms. Horiuchi, the President of
Tags: Abenomics, aging population, birth date, childcare, economics, employment, event, gender bias, gender equality, gender issues, linda hasunuma, mitsuko horiuchi, pay gap, progress, recap, Shinzo Abe, women's empowerment, womenomics, workforce
Gender Equality in Japan and the Impact of Womenomics
April 27, 2016Date: April 27-28, 2016
Sasakawa USA hosted a private conversation with Dr. Mitsuko Horiuchi, Visiting Professor at Bunkyo Gakuin University Graduate School of Foreign Studies, and Dr. Linda Hasunuma, Assistant Professor of Government at Franklin and Marshall College, on the topic of the state of Womenomics and gender equality in Japan.
Tags: event, gender equality, Japan, linda hasunuma, mitsuko horiuchi, Shinzo Abe, speaker series, women's issues, womenomics