Description
Combining data from nearly 100 interviews with national parliamentarians from ten Asian countries, the contributors to this book analyze and evaluate the advancement of gender equality in Asia.
As of the year 2022, no country in Asia has gender parity in its parliament. Meanwhile, the proportion of national-level women parliamentarians in Asia averages a mere 20%. What is more important than simple descriptive representation, however, is whether outcomes for women are improving. Rather than focusing on numerical representation, the chapters in this book focus on the substantive representation of women. In other words, what do women and men parliamentarians do to advance women’s well-being and gender equality? Using semi-structured interviews, the author of each chapter examines these efforts in the context of a specific Asian country. The case studies include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Timor-Leste.
The book is an essential resource for scholars and students of Asian politics and the politics of gender.
Table of Contents
1. Substantive Representation of Women by Parliamentarians in Asia: A Comparative Study of Ten Countries Devin K. Joshi Part I – Cases from East Asia 2. Substantive Representation of Women in Japan: Pursuing Gender Equality in a Gender-Insensitive Parliament Mikiko Eto 3. Substantive Representation of Women in South Korea’s National Legislature Ki-young Shin 4. Substantive Representation of Women in Taiwan: Why is 42 Percent Not Enough? Chang-ling Huang Part II – Cases from Southeast Asia 5. Substantive Representation of Women in Indonesia Ella S. Prihatini 6. Substantive Representation in Malaysian Legislatures: Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) and State Assemblies Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan 7. Filipino Women’s Substantive Representation in Electoral Politics Jean Encinas-Franco 8. Timor Leste: Substantive Representation of Women by Parliamentarians and Gender Equality Sara Niner & Therese Thi Phuong Tam Nguyen Part III – Cases from South Asia 9. Women’s Substantive Representation in the Parliament of Bangladesh: Understanding Key Trends and Tensions Syeda Lasna Kabir 10. Substantive Representation of Women Parliamentarians and Gender Equality in Nepal Aashiyana Adhikari 11. Towards Advancing Substantive Representation of Women in Parliament: Case Study of Sri Lanka Ruwanthi Jayasekara Conclusion 12. Conclusion: Comparing Women’s Representation in Asian Parliaments Devin K. Joshi
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