Highlights –
- Japan Cabinet office aiming for 35% quota for female parliamentary candidates.
- The government aims to achieve the same by 2025.
- Japan aims to increase female representation among lawmakers and civil servants.
- In 2017, only 17.8% were female candidates for the House of Representatives.
The Japanese Cabinet Office officials announced that the....
Tags : JAPAN GOVERNMENT, JAPAN CABINET OFFICE, JAPAN FEMALE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES, JAPAN HOUSE OF COUNCILLORS, PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, YOSHIHIDE SUGA,
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