Japan’s New Cabinet Has a Record Number of Women. So What?

Summary

KEY POINTS: 

1. Lack of women in politics reflects gender imbalance within Japanese society. 
2. Touted as a record high number of women within parliament, but ties with the numbers seen in 2001 and 2014 – meaning participation rates have not increased dramatically over the last 20 years.
3. The article questions the motives of the Government for selecting the 5 women.

References

• Media Check: The Diplomat Magazine - Media Bias/Fact Check  (HIGH CREDIBILITY) 
• COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au) 
• ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME) 
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC