Mariko Bando | |
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| 坂東 眞理子 | |
 Bando speaking at conference in 2013 | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Toyama Prefecture, Japan |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, critic, civil servant |
| Notable work | The Dignity of a Woman (女性の品格) |
Mariko Bando (坂東 眞理子, Bandō Mariko) is a Japanese writer, critic, and former bureaucrat. Bando started her career in the Prime Minister's office, later becoming a consul general and the first director general of the Japanese Cabinet Office's Gender Equality Bureau. Her 2006 book The Dignity of a Woman has sold more than three million copies in Japan. She is currently the president and chancellor of Showa Women's University.