The Tokyo mayor battling 'boys' club politics'
Satoko Kishimoto was elected mayor of Suginami last June - the district's first ever female leaderSatoko Kishimoto finds running one of Tokyo's main districts to be a lonely job.
By people, she means the men she works with. In her own district, most of the senior political posts below that of mayor are held by men. Traditional social norms that still expect women to do the bulk of care and housework make it very difficult for them to pursue a career in politics, Ms Kishimoto added.
"Being showered with insults by old men. [Men] coming very close to me and interrupting my speeches. Being asked to come for drinks at midnight. That's when I really felt the male-dominated society. It was a wake-up call for me," she said.
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