A theoretical study to understand the realities of impoverished women in Japanese society and to reform the Anti-Prostitution Law

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K11910
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 80030:Gender studies-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto University (2019-2022); Ritsumeikan University (2018)
• Principal Investigator: Maruyama Satomi 京都大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (20584098)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 貧困 / ジェンダー / 買売春 / 婦人保護

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research investigated the reality of 'hidden female poverty within the household' and the tax and social security systems that amplify it. It also reviewed the research findings in both Japanese and English liturature on this subject.
During the period of this research, the Women's Protection Services, which had been supporting impoversithed women, was no longer based on the Anti-Prostitution Law, and a new Law for Supporting Women in Difficulty was established. In this process, formation was collected on the discussions in this process and ideas based on the research findings were adopted in the draft system.

Free Research Field

社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

貧困研究においては、世帯を単位に貧困が把握されることが一般的だが、女性の貧困はそれでは見えなくなってしまいがちであること、その問題を解消するために、新たにどのように貧困を把握できる可能性があるかについて、日本ではほとんど知られていなかった。本研究を通じて、以上の問題提起をすることができた。
婦人保護事業については、これまでの研究の知見を発信することで、新法制定時の基本方針にその知見を反映させることができた。