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Turning back the clock on gender equality: Proposed Constitutional revision jeopardizes Japanese women's rights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Satoko KOGURE
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As the government emphasizes patriotism as part of the national school curriculum and discussion continues apace over revising Article 9, some Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers are calling for changes to the Constitution that may put equal rights and individual freedom at risk.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 5 , May 2005 , e20
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[1] The statistics on Japan are based on The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. 2005. FY 2004 The actual conditions of working women (Hataraku Jyosei no Jitsujyo).

[2] The statistics on the U.S. are based on U. S. Department of Labor. 2005. Women in the Labor Force: A Databook.

[3] OECD. 2004. OECD Employment Outlook 2004.

[4] European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO). 2005. Pay Developments 2004.