Women Ministers’ Day in Japan
July 19 · Level 3 · #1709 of 2238
This anniversary recalls the appointment of Japan’s first female cabinet minister. It offers a moment to consider women’s participation in government and the barriers they have faced on the way to senior political office.
How it is celebrated: the date provides an occasion for articles about women in government and discussion of equal access to leadership. There is no widely established set of festive ceremonies.
Masa Nakayama broke the cabinet barrier in July 1960, when she became Japan’s minister of health and welfare.