Is Abe’s womenomics working?

Macnaughtan, Helen

Abstract

In September 2013 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to create a society in which ‘all women can shine’. Abe acknowledged that women had long been an underutilised resource in the Japanese economy. He promised to boost female labour participation rates, increase the presence of women in corporate board rooms and improve gender equality. Two years on, this article assesses to what extent womenomics is taking hold in Japan.

Citation

Macnaughtan, H. (2015). Is Abe’s womenomics working?. East Asia Forum (Canberra, A.C.T.),

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Aug 27, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 10, 2015
• Electronic ISSN: 1839-0242
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Publisher URL: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/08/27/is-abes-womenomics-working/
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Published Online 27 August 2015