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November 24, 2015

[SSJ: 9195] 151127 (18:00-19:30) @ uTokyo ISS: Lecture by Yuki Tsuji, "What Explains the Increase in Female Mayors in Japan?

From: Jackie F. Steele
Date: 2015/11/24

RESEARCH LECTURE: 2015.11.27

“What Explains the Increase in Female Mayors in
Japan?”
Dr. Yuki TSUJI
Tokai University

WHEN: Friday, November 27, 2015 (18:00-19:30)

WHERE: 1F (Room 108), ISS, University of Tokyo
Access Map: www.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/guide/index.html
Address: Institute of Social Science, 7-3-1 Hongo,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Abstract: Although the political representation of
women in Japan remains at a low level, more and more
women have become governors and mayors since 2000. In
this presentation I search for the reasons behind the
increase in female mayors, by investigating their
career paths and conducting case studies on select
mayors. I argue that the increase in female mayors can
be explained by the expansion of eligible candidates,
as well as the shift in policy agendas facing local
governments.

Presenter Profile: Dr. Yuki Tsuji is Associate
Professor in the School of Political Science and
Economics of Tokai University. Her research focusses on
gender politics in contemporary Japan, including
politics of welfare regime changes, family and social
policies, and the political representation of women.
Selected publications include: 『家族主義福祉レジームの
再編とジェンダー政治』(ミネルヴァ書房、2012年)(The
Reorganization of Familialist Welfare Regime and Gender
Politics, 2012, Minerva Shobo); ”Re-imagined Intimate
Relations: Elder and Child Care in Japan since the
1990s," in Feminist Ethics and Social Policy: Towards a
New Global Political Economy of Care, edited by Rianne
Mahon and Fiona Robinson, 2011. Vancouver, BC: UBC
Press. pp.111-125.

1) Organized by the Research Network on Gender and
Diversity in Political Representation (GDRep).

2) Please send an e-mail to Jackie F. Steele
(steele@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp) to confirm your attendance;
use 151127 Tsuji Lecture for the e-mail title.

3) Please let me know in advance if you wish to join
the informal dinner that follows; I will make a
restaurant reservation accordingly.

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