2021 marks the 75th year since Japanese women participated in the national election. In that election, women won 8.4 percent of the seats - the record which had never been broken until 2005. This study provides causal evidence that women's radio programs played a critical role in empowering women to participate in politics and beyond in Occupied Japan.

Yoko Okuyama is an Assistant Professor at the economics department of Uppsala University. Her current research focuses on the intersection of labor economics and political economy, particularly relating to gender and socio-political participation. She completed BA and MA in economics at the University of Tokyo and PhD in economics at Yale University.

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