Comparative Studies on Social Change towards Gender-Equal Society

• Project/Area Number: 25360042
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gender
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Saegusa Mayumi 名古屋大学, 男女共同参画センター, 准教授 (10359664)
• Research Collaborator: LINDBERG FALK Monica ; MATSUMURA Shoko ; IKEMOTO Mika
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 男女共同参画 / ジェンダー / 社会学 / 国際比較 / フランス / スウェーデン / 社会変容

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research compares three countries. They are Sweden, France, and Japan. Sweden, one of the most gender equal countries, has adopted gender mainstreaming. By weakening the national machinery, Sweden has incorporated gender equality agenda in all policies at all levels. However, everyone’s responsibility becomes no one’s responsibility, so that Sweden experiences setbacks in gender equality in the last decade. France has introduced strict positive action measures. Traditionally, quotas were not welcomed and viewed as contrary to the French idea of equality. A revision of the Constitution was thus needed to adopt gender quotas. Positive action measures have been reinforced since the victory of the left in 2012.
Japan, ragging behind in the gender equality race, introduced soft quota approaches which have no penalty. This soft approaches contribute to the slow speed of change in gender equality in Japan

Research Products

• [Presentation] ジェンダー平等社会への変容ースウェーデンとフランスの事例ー (2017)
  • Author(s): 三枝麻由美
  • Organizer: シンポジウム「ジェンダー平等の今」
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋大学
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Gender Equality in Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): 三枝麻由美
  • Organizer: Master Program of Asian Studies, Lund University
  • Place of Presentation: Lund University
  • Year and Date: 2016-02-16
• [Presentation] Local Response to Paradigm Shift in Gender Politics: An International Comparison of Sweden, France, and Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Mayumi Saegusa
  • Organizer: International Association of Sociology
  • Place of Presentation: University of Vienna
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] スウェーデンとフランスにおける男女共同参画 (2015)
  • Author(s): 三枝麻由美
  • Organizer: ワーキング・ウィメンズ・ネットワーク「働く女性の教養講座」
  • Place of Presentation: ドーンセンター 大阪
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-20
• [Presentation] Towards Gender Equal Societies: A Comparative Study of Japan, Sweden, and France (2014)
  • Author(s): 三枝麻由美
  • Organizer: 8th Annual Nordic NIAS Council Conference
  • Place of Presentation: University of Iceland
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-13 – 2014-10-15
  • Invited