パリティの問題など

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20140622/1403366219に対して、


redkitty 2014/06/22 15:55
ざっと見ただけですが、海外では石原元知事の「生殖能力を失った女性が生きているのは無駄」発言にさかのぼって、これは自民党の伝統と説明した記事もありましたが、日本の新聞でこの発言を思い出させようとしたものはないようですね。。。
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20140622/1403366219#c1403420102
たしかに、石原慎太郎の〈ババア〉発言に言及した日本の記事はまだ見ていません。また、Shiomura+Ishiharaで検索しても、当該の記事に辿り着けなかったのですが。
さて、『ガーディアン』の記事;

Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist abuse from other members


Incident widely criticised after sexist heckling by unidentified assemblymen thought to be from Liberal Democratic party

Justin McCurry in Tokyo
theguardian.com, Friday 20 June 2014 11.21 BST


Senior Japanese politicians have urged the Tokyo city government to "clean up its act" after an assemblywoman was subjected to sexist abuse during a debate on support for childrearing.

The incident drew criticism from across the political spectrum after unidentified male assembly members, all thought to belong to the conservative Liberal Democratic party (LDP), shouted abuse at Ayaka Shiomura as she questioned the city administration's commitment to helping pregnant women and young mothers, as Japan attempts to tackle its low birthrate.

One shouted: "You're the one who should get married as soon as possible." Another asked if she was able to have children, prompting laughter among other male councillors.

Colleagues of Shiomura, a 35-year-old member of the centre-right Your party, demanded that the hecklers be identified and punished. The LDP's Tokyo chapter did not deny the remarks were made but said there was insufficient evidence to punish individual councillors.

The outbursts are an embarrassment to the prime minister and leader of the LDP, Shinzo Abe, who is pushing to increase the number of women in senior positions in business and improve Japan's poor standing in global gender equality rankings.

The chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, said the behaviour of LDP representatives in the Tokyo assembly was not a reflection of the party's national policies. He added: "If there were comments of a sexist nature, I would like the assembly to clean up its act."

The health minister, Norihisa Tamura, whose portfolio includes promoting women in the workplace, said the abuse was "deeply disrespectful to women". Masako Mori, the minister responsible for tackling the low birthrate, described the comments as "totally unacceptable".

Shiomura and her party colleagues were unable to identify the hecklers, but said the comments had originated in a section of the assembly chamber occupied by members of the LDP.

Eyewitnesses said Shiomura had been reduced to tears by the intervention, but continued with her remarks.

"The male members' offensive remarks indicate they think women who aren't married, or can't bear a child, aren't worth listening to," Shiomura told the Wall Street Journal. "For such male members, understanding and making policies for women who want to but can't marry or have children would be difficult."

The incident unleashed an outpouring of indignation on social media and a flurry of angry phone calls to the Tokyo metropolitan government. As of noon on Friday, 35,000 people had signed an online petition calling on the LDP's Tokyo chapter to name the culprits and administer a "severe punishment".

Shiomura's post describing her ordeal had been retweeted more than 20,000 times by Thursday evening. One woman urged her to establish the identity of the hecklers "so I can make sure I never vote for them again".

The composition of the Tokyo assembly reflects the under-representation of women in positions of influence in Japan. Just 27 of the chamber's 127 representatives are female. All but 78 of the 772 seats in the upper and lower houses of parliament are occupied by men.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/20/tokyo-assemblywoman-sexist-abuse

締め括りとして、女性政治家が少ないことを問題にしている。
また、Reutersの記事;

Outrage in Japan as woman lawmaker jeered for being single, childless




TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese officials on Friday condemned the heckling of a woman member of Tokyo's city assembly, during a debate on support for working mothers, by male members who ridiculed her and called on her to get married.

The incident comes amid a push by the government to increase the number of working women as a way to boost the economy and illustrates deep-seated conservative attitudes in Japan, where many men still believe that a woman's place is in the home.

City assembly member Ayaka Shiomura, 35, was talking about measures to support child raising and boost fertility during a session on Thursday when male lawmakers interrupted her with cries of "Go and get married" and "Can't you give birth?"

She later said most of the calls came from the direction of seats where majority assembly members, including those from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, were sitting.

"I could take jeers about my policies, but I do not think these were appropriate comments to make regarding women," she later wrote on Twitter.

The heckling prompted a flood of complaints to the government of Japan's capital, which will host the Summer Olympic Games in 2020.

Abe has long vowed to take steps to mobilize the working power of women to revitalize the economy and offset a big, looming labor shortage.

His economic reform plan, due out next week, calls for raising the proportion of women corporate managers to 30 percent by 2020 from last year's 7.5 percent as well as creating 400,000 new day care places to enable women to raise children and work.

But women in Japan are often encouraged to leave their jobs after having children. Many working women face menial demands such as serving tea to male colleagues.

"No matter which party was jeering, it was offensive to women," said Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Norihisa Tamura, one of several cabinet officials who objected to Shiomura's treatment. "From elected officials, this is absolutely unacceptable."

Many women agreed. One posted a message on Shiomura's Twitter page saying: "Please tell us who these people are, so I can make sure I never vote for them again."

(Editing by Robert Birsel)
http://news.msn.com/world/outrage-in-japan-as-woman-lawmaker-jeered-for-being-single-childless