Yoroku: Will Japan's gender equality advance with record number of female candidates?
Source: The Mainichi
The city of Shiroi, located in the northwestern part of Chiba Prefecture and known for its sprawling commuter towns, is home to one of the few female-majority local assemblies in Japan. Of the 18 assembly members, 10 are women. During the general questions session held last month, four of the five speakers on the first day were women. One was Atsuko Odagawa, 57, who broadly addressed the issue of making information more accessible to people with disabilities, focusing on "creating a community where anyone can understand and live comfortably."
The Shiroi Municipal Assembly had already had a large number of female members, but during last spring's unified local elections, the female-male ratio reversed. Odagawa describes the atmosphere in the assembly: "It has fostered fair decision-making standards not bound by gender. Opportunities for speaking are equally available, making it a comfortable assembly for women as well."
Read here the full article published by The Mainichi on 24 October 2024.
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The city of Shiroi, located in the northwestern part of Chiba Prefecture and known for its sprawling commuter towns, is home to one of the few female-majority local assemblies in Japan. Of the 18 assembly members, 10 are women. During the general questions session held last month, four of the five speakers on the first day were women. One was Atsuko Odagawa, 57, who broadly addressed the issue of making information more accessible to people with disabilities, focusing on "creating a community where anyone can understand and live comfortably."
The Shiroi Municipal Assembly had already had a large number of female members, but during last spring's unified local elections, the female-male ratio reversed. Odagawa describes the atmosphere in the assembly: "It has fostered fair decision-making standards not bound by gender. Opportunities for speaking are equally available, making it a comfortable assembly for women as well."
Read here the full article published by The Mainichi on 24 October 2024.
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