Abstract This article examines the obstacles preventing women from entering national-level politics in Japan and reviews research by political scientists and sociologists who use methods associated with anthropology such as participant observation and interviews to investigate the rise of women’s political activism at local levels. The article discusses “housewife” activism that has propelled significant numbers of women into political office but relies on associations of women with domestic roles. It argues that in spite of the advantages obtained by the model of housewife activism such as inclusive, caring, and egalitarian politics, we need to move beyond this model and its reliance on the gendered division of labor if we are to obtain greater political participation for women at national levels and for politics to better represent the interests of voters.

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日本政治中的女性：超越家庭主妇激进主义

摘要 本文考察了日本女性进入国家层面政治的障碍，并回顾了政治学家和社会学家使用与人类学相关的方法（如参与观察和访谈）来调查地方层面女性政治激进主义兴起的研究。这篇文章讨论了“家庭主妇”激进主义，这种激进主义推动了大量女性担任政治职务，但依赖于女性与家庭角色的联系。它认为，尽管家庭主妇行动主义模式具有包容性、关怀和平等政治等优势，