"Japan Ranks Low in Female Lawmakers. An Election Won't Change that" by Motoko Rich

In Japan, the rise in women in parliament has been slowly increasing, but Japan's ranking in the world is extremely low. In the article "Japan Ranks Low in Female Lawmakers. An Election Won't Change that" the author writes about how many women have been trying to take a stand. As well as what the Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe is trying to do to address this situation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/world/asia/japan-women-election-politics.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=sectionfront

-Ella Omi