A Comparative Study of Gender Policies between the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Military

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23710317
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Gender
• Research Institution: Hitotsubashi University
• Principal Investigator: SATO Fumika 一橋大学, 大学院社会学研究科, 准教授 (10367667)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 社会学 / ジェンダー / フェミニズム / 軍隊 / 暴力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research compared the Japan Self-Defense Forces(JSDF)'s and the U.S. Military's gender policies.
Although the JSDF has always emulated the U.S. military with respect to the inclusion of women, I considered the two notable differences between the two militaries' gender policies: gender integration in education and training as well as sexual violence prevention.
Focusing on women's alliances between inside and outside of the military, this research clarified the important role women's veterans played in bridging the relationships between military women and civilian women in order to promote the U.S. military's gender policies.

Free Research Field

ジェンダー研究