@article{1439947,
      recid = {1439947},
      author = {Dalton, Emma,},
      title = {Sexual harassment in Japanese politics /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {"The term sekuhara was popularized in Japan around 30  years ago, but sexual harassment in politics is rarely  discussed. This is strange given that longtime legal and  social efforts for gender equality have been impeded by  politics, an arena that most Japanese consider extremely  sexist. Dalton's striking and persuasive work within the  framework of Violence against Women in Politics offers us a  clear-cut tool to analyze Japanese politics."--Yayo Okano,  Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University,  Japan "Sexual Harassment in Japanese Politics is an  insightful examination of the legal, social, and  ideological forces that have legitimized the sexual  harassment of women in Japanese politics. The book makes a  major contribution to the understanding of how sexual  harassment and violence against women continue to be  tolerated in professional arenas in one of the world's most  gender-unequal countries." -- Kumiko Nemoto, School of  Business Administration, Senshu University, Japan Sexual  harassment in Japanese politics examines a problem that  violates women's human rights and prevents a flourishing  democracy. Japan fares badly in international gender  equality indices, especially for female political  representation. The scarcity of women in politics reflects  the status of women and also exacerbates it. Based on  interviews with female politicians around the country from  all levels of government, this book sheds light on the  sexist and sometimes dangerous environments in Japanese  legislative assemblies. These environments reflect and  recreate broader sexual inequalities in Japanese society  and are a hothouse for sexual harassment. Like many places  around the world, workplace sexual harassment laws and  regulations in Japan often fail to protect women from being  harassed. Even more, in the "workplace" of the legislative  council, such regulations are typically absent. This book  discusses what this means for women in politics in the  context of a broader culture whereby victims of sexual  violence are largely silenced. Emma Dalton is a Japanese  lecturer in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies  at RMIT University},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1439947},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3795-7},
}