Comparative Studies on Social Change towards Gender-Equal Society

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25360042
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gender
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Saegusa Mayumi 名古屋大学, 男女共同参画センター, 准教授 (10359664)
• Research Collaborator: LINDBERG FALK Monica ; MATSUMURA Shoko ; IKEMOTO Mika
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 男女共同参画 / ジェンダー / 社会学 / 国際比較

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research compares three countries. They are Sweden, France, and Japan. Sweden, one of the most gender equal countries, has adopted gender mainstreaming. By weakening the national machinery, Sweden has incorporated gender equality agenda in all policies at all levels. However, everyone’s responsibility becomes no one’s responsibility, so that Sweden experiences setbacks in gender equality in the last decade. France has introduced strict positive action measures. Traditionally, quotas were not welcomed and viewed as contrary to the French idea of equality. A revision of the Constitution was thus needed to adopt gender quotas. Positive action measures have been reinforced since the victory of the left in 2012.
Japan, ragging behind in the gender equality race, introduced soft quota approaches which have no penalty. This soft approaches contribute to the slow speed of change in gender equality in Japan

Free Research Field

社会学