Japanese women want more representation in politics, but few are running for office

Japanese women feel there is inadequate female participation at all levels of domestic politics, according to a new survey, although very few are willing to challenge that statistic and run for office. A survey by the Nippon Foundation of 10,000 women between the ages of 18 and 69 found that 62.2 per cent of respondents believe that women are under-represented in national and local-level politics, with the figure rising to nearly 70 per cent among those educated to university level or beyond.
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