| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research is how the candidate recruitment process of political parties in Japan have impacts on women's representation women in local assemblies from the point of recruitment systems. From analysis of the data of Nation-wide Elections from 1999 to 2015, women’s presence in local assemblies in Japan varies depending on levels of local government, political parties, district magnitudes, and so on. We can see three findings from the interview research. First, the major national parties are recruiting more women as candidates in prefectural assembly-member elections, not necessarily to empower women in politics or even achieve gender parity in politics. Second, female legislators and party members at the branches expect that parties will promote women’s empowerment policy inside the parties. Third, at local elections, the fundamental reform, such as introduction of gender quotas, has not been open to discuss among legislators and party members.
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