【Research Project on Female Members of Local Assemblies and Policies】

Among the gender-related inequalities, political inequality has been particularly slow to be addressed. In particular, Japan has one of the lowest percentages of female legislators among developed countries, and this is one of the main reasons why the gender gap index is low. Therefore, increasing the number of female representatives is an urgent issue from both academic and policy perspectives, and research has been accumulated on why the number of female representatives is not increasing and how it can be increased.

However, there are few studies that address the question of what would change if the number of female representatives increased. Therefore, this study aims to empirically examine the relationship between the ratio of female representatives and the policies actually formulated, and to clarify “what would change if the number of female representatives increased.

Research Grants

・2020 Asahi Glass Foundation “Research Grant for a Sustainable Future” Program “What would change if the number of female representatives increased? -An Empirical Study in Municipal Councils”