In his cabinet reshuffle earlier this month, five female ministers were appointed, but in the face of strong opposition from male MPs. More important, the appointments amounted to painting over the cracks: Only 39 of the 480 members of the Japanese Diet’s lower house, or 7.9%, are women.
问题起始于安倍自己的领域——政治。在其本月重新改组的内阁中，有五名女性大臣被任命，但这一决定受到了男性国会议员的强烈反对。更重要的是，此次任命有欲盖弥彰的嫌疑：在日本众议院的480个议席中，只有39个（或7.9%）为妇女。从妇女占议员总数比例看，日本名列国际议会联盟（Inter-Parliamentary Union）189个国家的第158位。