Only 16% of LDP candidates in the upcoming poll are women
JAPAN - Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan 's ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct 27 general election, reflecting the tough battle women face in breaking into the country's male dominated politics.
, compared with 22% for the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan , according to a Reuters' analysis. "The biggest drawback of having a low number of female legislators is that it doesn't change the traditional perceptions, such as that women are not suited to politics," said Makishima.It currently has just over 10% female lawmakers in its lower house versus an average of 30% in other Group of Seven advanced democracies, according to a 2024 G7 report. It ranked 118 out of 146 countries in this year's World Economic Forum gender gap report.
"When I’ve been out campaigning, people have kicked my signs, and when I have responded to discriminatory remarks some people have said, 'how dare a woman talk back!'," said Harumi Yoshida, the shadow minister for gender equality in the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan . In a letter to LDP leadership a week later, Inada and a group of other female lawmakers said the low number of women in parliament "distorts democracy itself".
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