Women fight Tokyo election in male-dominated Japan

What has 8-years of "woman" governor brought to Tokyo ? 0.9 birth rate, and decreasing. Does gender matter ?

kiboushaToday  01:39 pm JST

What has 8-years of "woman" governor brought to Tokyo ? 0.9 birth rate, and decreasing. Does gender matter ?

You can't judge all women's leadership based on the performance of one woman.

Yes, gender does make a difference.

Japan's patriarchy is a perfect example of the consequences of male-dominated leadership. The country has consistently ranked among the lowest in the world in gender equality and women's empowerment.

Well she certainly didn't help with the birth rate. And does she still believe that the 1923 Kanto massacre was fake? In a country which takes falsification of one's qualifications seriously, I don't understand how she hasn't been made to resign. Mutliple people close to here have come forward to say she faked her certificate and graduation story, and native Arabic speakers have said her spoken Arabic is awful for a "graduate".

0.9 birth rate, and decreasing. Does gender matter ?

Just like the rest of the developed countries, that happen to be run by men. So to your question, no, it doesn't matter. This is a world problem caused by so many factors, and not by a single politician.

Pukey2Today  02:17 pm JST

Well she certainly didn't help with the birth rate. And does she still believe that the 1923 Kanto massacre was fake? In a country which takes falsification of one's qualifications seriously, I don't understand how she hasn't been made to resign. Mutliple people close to here have come forward to say she faked her certificate and graduation story, and native Arabic speakers have said her spoken Arabic is awful for a "graduate".

She is a bit of a nationalist but has never claimed the Kanto Earthquake massacre never happened.

Her stance on not commemorating it is not much different from the average Japanese person.

There's little love for so-called 三国人 'sangokujin' in Japan.

As someone who has met hundreds of them, I know that the average Japanese English graduate's English ability is pretty awful.

There is controversy over her qualifications, but university qualifications don't count for much in Japan - the university you got into, not the qualification you gained, is what counts.

0.9 birth rate, and decreasing. Does gender matter ?

So what. Does Tokyo NEED more people? I highly doubt it!

How stunning and brave.

Television anchor...

You know how she got her relationships.

She did nothing for Tokyo to move on to be more habitable and friendly. I can only think of concrete.

kibousha Today 01:39 pm JST

What has 8-years of "woman" governor brought to Tokyo ? 0.9 birth rate, and decreasing. Does gender matter?

People like to blame either Japanese male politicians or Japanese female politicians for the declining birth rate.

But what if there was another player?

Look up Beate Sirota Gordon.

WesleyToday  04:27 pm JST

kibousha Today 01:39 pm JST

What has 8-years of "woman" governor brought to Tokyo ? 0.9 birth rate, and decreasing. Does gender matter?

People like to blame either Japanese male politicians or Japanese female politicians for the declining birth rate.

But what if there was another player?

Look up Beate Sirota Gordon.

Beate Sirota Gordon has no direct role in Japan's declining birth rate.

She helped draft Japan's post-World War II constitution, particularly the sections concerning women's rights and equality.

Her work in the 1940s focused on ensuring legal equality for women in Japan, which has had long-lasting effects on Japanese society.

What's your spin?

What's your spin?

Ever wonder why in countries where feminism was promoted, there has been a decrease in birthrate?

Or why in the west where it has has been infesting for so long, NOW women are wishing they'd married and had children instead?

Beate Sirota Gordon has no direct role in Japan's declining birth rate

Her kind are never direct. Always indirect. Always behind the scenes.

WesleyToday  05:10 pm JST

What's your spin?

Ever wonder why in countries where feminism was promoted, there has been a decrease in birthrate?

Or why in the west where it has has been infesting for so long, NOW women are wishing they'd married and had children instead?

More weird misogynistic right-wing conspiracy theories.

I don't want to live in a world where our daughters are subjugated by a misogynistic male-dominated society.

Caroti

Indeed feminism has been partly responsible for the falling population. Not the idea of feminism but the way it has been manipulated by big business and governments.

More weird misogynistic right-wing conspiracy theories

It's no conspiracy theory.

It's a fact that many western women, in social media, mainstream media as well as IRL, are bemoaning the fact that they wish they'd married and started having a family instead.

But a certain group of people don't want that....

They don't want women to focus on families.

Like I said, it's neither the male nor the female Japanese politicians.

But another....

WesleyToday  05:52 pm JST

More weird misogynistic right-wing conspiracy theories

It's no conspiracy theory.

It's a fact that many western women, in social media, mainstream media as well as IRL, are bemoaning the fact that they wish they'd married and started having a family instead.

But a certain group of people don't want that....

They don't want women to focus on families.

Like I said, it's neither the male nor the female Japanese politicians.

But another....

Nobody is controlling what women think or want to do with their bodies (unless abortion is illegal), though I know a lot of men want to. Women are not stupid. Women are free to have a family or not. They don't have to have babies if they don't want to. Most do.

EvilGod

Expections, what is considered the current norm and right thing to do are what drives many peoples will. Their will is not entirely their own but on what take in from outside sources. Men and women are led to believe a certain path or way of life is the way to go greatly based on external pressures such as current trends in the media, those around them etc. People become blinkered which is the easiest way to go, causes less issues for those pulling the strings.

Japan's patriarchy is a perfect example of the consequences of male-dominated leadership. The country has consistently ranked among the lowest in the world in gender equality and women's empowerment.

That means the patriarchy did their job correctly. The two genders are not equal. Forcing them to become so would be a mistake.