text｜Ji Shuoming
Maybe it is because of the fact that he was once ruled by Japan. Machoism has always been prevalent in Taiwan, and women in the past were rare in politics. Nowadays, women in Taiwan are as good as men, and women in the political arena are half the sky. Inject tenderness into male politics.
In 2016, Taiwan's first female leader was elected and ascended to the peak of Taiwan's political arena as a woman. Next, he received his second re-election in 2020, and the female leader was recognized by Taiwan's public opinion. In the Taiwan Legislative Council election this year, the number of female seats accounted for more than 40% for the first time, reaching 41.59%, which also laid the foundation for Taiwanese women to rank among the top in Asia in politics.
This year, Taiwan’s nine-in-one local elections, and another female candidate came forward to attract voters with the advantage of women. Former Taipei Vice Mayor Huang Shanshan joined the battle as an independent. On November 5, at the only TV debate for candidates in Taiwan, she shouted that Taiwan would have the first female mayor of the capital. She hopes to take over the resigned Ke Wen-je with the advantage of women.
Taiwan's 2022 local elections will be held on November 26. According to statistics, the number of female candidates for local counties, mayors and councillors has set a record, becoming a highlight of this election. Unlike the political arena where men are dominant, perhaps it is also a major highlight of whether Taiwanese voters are willing to change their patriarchal power in this election.
will be held every four years on November 26, and will elect local heads and representatives of public opinion, including heads of municipalities, counties and municipalities and parliamentarians. , a game of thrust that is exclusive to men, has produced more and more women, among which one quarter of the candidates for municipalities and counties and municipal mayors are women, setting a record since Taiwan’s democratization in 1990; county mayors and councillors’ election rate has also reached a statistically significant high in the past 13 years, exceeding more than one-third.
These female candidates, like men, go out to the streets and debate with men, and talk about their ideas of running for election without any awkwardness.
Women participate in politics, but there is a hurdle of gender discrimination than men. Under the framework of patriarchy, there are still many remarks about objectifying women and gender stereotypes in Taiwanese society.
In 2008, when Tsai Ing-wen ran for the first time for the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, she was discriminated against by former counselor and independent faction boss Gu Kuanmin. He questioned: Can the future of the party be handed over to a lady who is not married? "Later, Gu Kuanmin once again publicly stated to the media: "Those who wear skirts are not suitable to be the commander of the three armies." There are also female candidates who were exposed for sexy swimsuit photos. Although these photos were taken while traveling with their families, they were accused of engaging in sex trade.
In Taiwan’s political arena, male politicians often have superior arrogance when facing women. Even Taipei Mayor Ke Wen-je, who is popular among citizens, has been accused of disrespecting women in politics and being suspected of being gender-discriminatory. Some congressman bluntly stated that working in the Taipei Municipal Government, he felt that the person who treats women with the "most unfriendly" is probably Mayor Ko Wen-je. For example, when answering questions from female congressmen, they often reveal "what do you know". He also publicly stated that "girls should not go out to scare people if they don't wear makeup." Being regarded by women as local chiefs with weak awareness of gender equality.
However, recently Ko Wen-je changed a lot when he stood up for Huang Ying's campaign. Ko Wen-je said that there are three major conditions for success: talent, luck and hard work , while Huang Ying's talent is "beautiful". Huang Ying became famous in 2018 for the online program "One Day Mayor's Staff" and was nicknamed "Senior Sister" by netizens. Previously, Ko Wen-je's video reading rate exceeded 10 million due to his cooperation with internet celebrities.
support for women to participate in politics has become a common understanding of Taiwanese society, and women's guaranteed quotas have been used in elections for a long time. Currently, Taiwan’s elections for legislators do not stipulate that women on the list of elected parties shall not be less than one-half of the elected women. As of the end of 2021, among the more than 1,600 committees of various administrative departments in Taiwan, more than 90% of the units also had at least one-third of female members.
Women are gentle and warm, and they feel close to the people.The beautiful advantage of women participating in politics injects a "gentle and warmth" power into the political culture dominated by men.
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