Workshop on Gender and Political Representation in Asia and Beyond
Expanded workshop program (paper abstracts and presenter bios)
WHEN: November 25 (Friday) & 26(Saturday), 2022
FORMAT: Hybrid (free of charge)
WHERE:
In-person G-Lab, East Research Building, Mita Campus, Keio University https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/maps/mita.html (building #13 in the campus map)
Online https://keio-univ.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kf-ysqDouHNIgqdZtimSeFxblM2oZTknx
The meeting link is the same for all sessions for both dates; registration is required.
PROGRAM
Day 1 (November 25, Friday)
Morning Sessions (10:00-12:35)
10:00- 10:05 Opening Remarks
Yoshikuni Ono (Waseda University / Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research)
JAPAN
10:05-11:15 Gender Differences in Japanese Political Media Coverage
Karen Kaminaga (Waseda University)
11:25-12:35 Intrahousehold Welfare: Theory and Application to Japanese Data
Yoko Okuyama (Uppsala University / Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research)
—Lunch Break—
Afternoon Sessions (13:30-17:00)
EAST ASIA
13:30-14:40 The Gendering Impact of Facebook on Candidates’ Self-presentation
Wan-ying Yang (National Cheng-Chi University)
14:55-16:05 Making Parties Work for Gender Equality: Bounded Political Agency of Party Women
Ki-young Shin (Ochanomizu University)
16:20-17:30 Continuity and Change in Women’s Issue Representation in the Legislature: Evidence from the Korean National Assembly, 1948-2022
Min Hee Go (Ewha Womans University)
Day 2 (November 26, Saturday)
Morning Sessions (10:00-12:35)
SOUTHEAST ASIA
10:00-11:10 Widening the Base: Women’s Representation at the Local Level in Indonesia
Sally White (Australian National University)
11:25-12:35 Getting to the Top: Career Paths of Female Ministers in Post-Suharto Indonesia
Ella S. Prihatini (Bina Nusantara University)
—Lunch Break—
Afternoon Sessions (13:30-17:00)
13:30-13:35 Welcome Remarks Yuichiro Anzai (CEO, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research)
NEW APPROACHES TO STUDYING GENDER
13:35-14:45 The Political Consequences of the Mental Load
Ana Catalano Weeks (University of Bath)
14:55-16:05 The Limited Effects of Gender in Voter Evaluations: Using a Conjoint Experiment in South Korea
Yeosola Kweon (Sungkyunkwan University)
16:20-17:30 Position Congruity Bias: Why Voters in Developing Countries May be Particularly Biased Against Women as Village Leaders
Paul Schuler (University of Arizona)
17:30-17:35 Closing Remarks Yuko Kasuya (Keio University / Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research)
This event is co-organized by the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, Waseda Institute of Political Economy, Keio University, and the V-Dem East Asia Regional Center. For inquiries, contact Yuko Kasuya at ykasuya@keio.jp.
