TOKYO: Women are a rare sight in Japanese politics, but 20-year-old Rinka Saito is determined to run for office one day because 'you can't have true democracy without diversity'. She is one of a small group of young women being offered mentoring and money to help them break into a political scene that rema
, describing sexual harassment, chauvinist habits and ingrained views of government as a man's world.
The Tokyo-based foundation has organised a series of seminars by leading politicians for 20 women aged under 40 in a bid to address that imbalance.Only two of the 19 members of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet are women. "We had assumed that women didn't want to be politicians, but in fact, there just wasn't enough support," she said.
"Even well-educated people have the entrenched view of politics as a male domain," said the former internal affairs minister and women's empowerment minister. And while she believes the situation is slowly improving, Noda is keen to encourage women to enter the field given the"overwhelming lack of young female politicians".
"I want to solve social issues by starting small," said 36-year-old Shinobori, who lives in Nagano in central Japan.Unequal attitudes towards female politicians endure, however, and Shinobori said she worries about the burden on her children.
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