Japan election: Record number of women win seats
Source: The Hindu
A record number of women have been elected to Japan's house of representatives, projections showed on Monday (October 28, 2024), but at less than 16% they remain a minority.
Public broadcaster NHK projected that women had won 73 of 465 lower house seats up for grabs, figures expected to be confirmed in official results later in the day. In Japan's 2021 general election, some 45 women were elected to the lower house.
The broadcaster and other outlets had previously reported that a record number of women were running in the election, accounting for around a quarter of candidates.
Women leaders are still rare in business and politics in Japan, which ranked 118 out of 146 in the 2024 World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap report. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's 20-strong Cabinet includes just two women.
Read here the full article published by The Hindu on 28 October 2024.
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A record number of women have been elected to Japan's house of representatives, projections showed on Monday (October 28, 2024), but at less than 16% they remain a minority.
Public broadcaster NHK projected that women had won 73 of 465 lower house seats up for grabs, figures expected to be confirmed in official results later in the day. In Japan's 2021 general election, some 45 women were elected to the lower house.
The broadcaster and other outlets had previously reported that a record number of women were running in the election, accounting for around a quarter of candidates.
Women leaders are still rare in business and politics in Japan, which ranked 118 out of 146 in the 2024 World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap report. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's 20-strong Cabinet includes just two women.
Read here the full article published by The Hindu on 28 October 2024.
Image by The Hindu