2023 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Graduate Lecture in Politics, Law and Administration F1A
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Renge Jibu
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu (W9-325(W934))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.P443
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this class, we study about gender equality policy in Japan and other countries. Promoting gender equality is important in many areas such as politics, labor and education. We compare Japan with other countries so that we can understand current Japanese situation and issues. Based on that, we will learn about related policies and analyze the effectiveness.
Course description and aims
1) Understand how much gender gap exist in Japan and other countries, 2) Understand the characteristics and the reasons of gender gap in Japan, 3)Major policies related with gender equalities, 4) Understand how politics, economy and education affect filling and widening existing gender gaps.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Instructor serves committee members or chair in the meetings for promoting gender equality in the Cabinet Office, Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Toshima-ku. Also based on the experience of attending international meetings about gender equality, the instructor will provide pragmatic education.
Keywords
gender equality, gender gap, international comparison, politics, economy, education
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In this class, students will listen to lecturers and participate in dialogues. Group discussion may also used depend on the class size. Students may have reading assignments.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | What is gender? Learn about common misunderstandings. |
| Class 2 | Global Gender Gap Index | Learn about Global Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum. |
| Class 3 | Global trends related with gender | Learn about the latest discussion in the G7/G20 and the United Nations. |
| Class 4 | Gender equality policies | Learn about basic laws related with gender equality. |
| Class 5 | Education and gender equality | Learn about gender gap in education and related discussion. |
| Class 6 | Economy and gender equality | Learn about gender gap in economy and related discussion. |
| Class 7 | Politics and gender equality | Learn about gender gap in politics and related discussion. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Will be assigned in the first class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Participation to the class and comments on the class (50%) , final report (50%).
Related courses
- LAH.S443 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences51:Studies on Future Society
- LAH.T214 ： Studies on Future Society B
Prerequisites
None required.