A Comparative Study on Activities to Prevent Violence Against Women and Children by NPOs in Japan and Other Countries.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K13005
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 08020:Social welfare-related
• Research Institution: Tsuda University
• Principal Investigator: Gray Gavan Patrick 津田塾大学, 総合政策学部, 教授 (80811249)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: Gender Violence / Gender Norms / Sexual Violence / Hate Speech

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The main focus of the research was gathering information from NGOs and other people in the field on the effectiveness of responses to gender and family violence in Japan and other countries. Mostly this was done through direct interviews. The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant on the project, causing several delays and making collaboration and participation in international events and fieldwork, in Japan and elsewhere, quite difficult. However, extensions to the length of the project helped overcome this.
I presented research papers based upon this research at 11 International conferences, and conducted 1 invited guest lecture, during the period of the project. I also gave one interview on the subject to a national tv station.
The main findings of the research were shared in one (single author) peer reviewed paper, 3 (co-authored) book chapters, and 3 (single author) book chapters.

Free Research Field

政治

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本の法律では性風俗産業を「グレーゾーン」とみなしているため、そこで働く女性の搾取がより一般的になっている。経済的支援やプライバシー保護など、この産業の労働者の主要な利益も満たされていない。性暴力に関しては、最近の法律の大きな改正にもかかわらず、示談制度など多くの問題が残っている。ジェンダー規範に関しては、男性と女性の労働者間の変化のダイナミクスに焦点を当てたコミュニケーションと関係を構築できなかったことが、男性と女性の間の緊張を高める一因となっている。