Is Taiwan Leading Asia in Women's Political Representation?
Taiwan is arguably Asia’s leader in gender equality on three indicators: Its national legislature comprises 42 percent women, the largest proportion among all Asian countries; it was the first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage; and it had a popularly elected woman president not from a politically established family.
This seminar illustrates how Taiwan became Asia’s leader in women’s political representation, through the long-term accumulative effects of gender quotas in elections, especially in comparison with Taiwan’s neighbouring democracies like Japan and South Korea. The speaker also explains why the significant presence of women in the national legislature has not led to more gender-balanced cabinets.
About the Speaker
Prof Chang-Ling Huang is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Global Asia Research Center at the National Taiwan University. She received her Ph. D. from the University of Chicago, and her research interests are women’s political representation, women’s movement and state feminism. Her works have appeared in Chinese and English journals, edited volumes, handbooks, and encyclopedia. She received Outstanding Teaching Award, Outstanding Social Service Award, and Performance Award from her university.
Prof Huang was a joint fellow of the Harvard-Yenching Institute and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University in 2018-2019. Besides her academic works, she participates in Taiwan’s feminist movement and the movement for transitional justice. She was the president of the Awakening Foundation, the first feminist organisation of post-war Taiwan, and the president of the Taiwan Association for Truth and Reconciliation.
Dr Bo-jiun Jing, Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, will be hosting the event.
Date:
16 June 2025, 17:00
Venue:
Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details:
Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre, Dickson Poon Building, University of Oxford
Speaker:
Professor Chang-ling Huang (National Taiwan University)
Organising department:
Oxford School of Global and Area Studies
Organiser:
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford Taiwan Studies Programme
Part of:
Oxford Taiwan Studies Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Recommended
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-taiwan-leading-asia-in-womens-political-representation-tickets-1362184854569?aff=oddtdtcreator
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Bo-Jiun Jing
