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Representing Women’s Interests in Japan’s Civil Society

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  • Sae Okura

    (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan)

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Japan has witnessed marginalization and underrepresentation of women in its civil society. This study examines its extent. It also explores who in Japan’s civil society represent women’s interests by using survey data from civil society organizations. This study reveals that civil society organizations are generally led by male leaders, and around half of their staff are male. It also indicates that the number of organizations representing women’s interests is limited, with only 2.2% representing women’s interests. Interestingly, the central actors representing women’s interests include economic and business groups, political groups, labor groups, and civic groups including women’s groups.

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  • Sae Okura, 2021. "Representing Women’s Interests in Japan’s Civil Society," Societies, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:11:y:2021:i:3:p:91-:d:607043
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    1. Diamond, Irene & Hartsock, Nancy, 1981. "Beyond Interests in Politics: A Comment on Virginia Sapiro's “When Are Interests Interesting? The Problem of Political Representation of Women”," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 75(3), pages 717-721, September.
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