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: No, the easiest why out would be if Japan
: became a republic. Then they could have male
: presidents for many years to come.
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: Why do you asume that? Japan has got many
: strong female politicians who would make
: fine cerimonial heads of state.
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: An universal truth has been that so-called
: democratic society has practically always
: tended to choose a male for the leading
: government position, be it prime minister or
: president.
: That despite of existence of some strong
: female politicians. Somehow they just do not
: get to be chosen.
: (Some glass ceiling in attitudinal
: atmosphere, possibly.)
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: Long long time, European monarchies
: occasionally got a female monarch. Now and
: then. But, then came time when monarchies
: got mostly abolished, and afterwards, it is
: usually males who have the president and
: prime minister seats.
: Which has not been a thing to improve that
: general society towards accepting females as
: leaders.
: Earlier, when the continent was half-full of
: states where sometimes a female sat (and,
: for that, usually a really long reign) as
: the head, have taught the then people,
: simply by female visibility in leader
: positions, that females could occasionally
: be. Also example from neighboring countries
: was visible, after newspapers got wide
: audience.
: (Think about Netherlands: Emma, Wilhelmina,
: Juliana, Beatrix.)
: Monarchy has often been a more "equal
: opportunity" thing than republic.
: And republics have often been oligarchies.
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: In my assessment, the earlier writer hit it
: correctly when inferring to males as
: presidents of republics.
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It would not be out of the question with women in a high position in Japan. They already had several female Foreign Ministers , a Defence Minister and a Chairwoman of both houses of Parliament.
I would be the last to argue that there have been or are enough female heads of state or government. If you want to know more, you should visit my website:
www.guide2womenleaders.com
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