Substantive Representation of Women Diet Members

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24530148
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: Sophia University
• Principal Investigator: MIURA Mari 上智大学, 法学部, 教授 (80365676)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OYAMA Nao 東海大学, 文学部, 教授 (00213893) ; KUNIHORO Yoko 東京女子大学, 現代教養学部, 教授 (10308017) ; TAKEYASU Hideko 京都女子大学, 現代社会学部, 教授 (70131414) ; SHINDO Kumiko 東洋英和女学院大学, 国際社会学部, 教授 (20162795) ; HASHIMOTO Hiroko 十文字学園大学, 人文生活学部, 教授 (60286119)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 女性議員 / 女性の政治参画 / 政治参加 / 質的代表性 / ジェンダー平等 / 女性政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Do women representatives represent women? What change do they bring about? In order to reveal “substantive representation” of women representatives, this research conducted a survey and interviews targeting Diet members. The conclusions reached are as follows. First, men and women representatives differ from each other with respect to their policy orientation and family resource. Gender gaps appeared wide in women’s policy and childcare policy. Men are more likely to rely on their family support than women. Second, women representatives who contributed to policy advancement for women tend to possess commitment, position, and network. These three factors consist conditions for “critical actors.” Third, historical context in which women are placed matters: the 1990s in which the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing was held were much more favorable than the 2000s in which gender backlash became pronounced.

Free Research Field

政治学