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Toward Gender Summit Asia-Pacific 2017 in Japan Miyoko O. Watanabe Aug. 28, 2015 GS6 AP in Seoul The Tales of the Heike The sound of bells echoes through the monastery at Gion Shoja, telling all who hear it that nothing is permanent . The

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Toward Gender Summit Asia-Pacific 2017 in Japan

Miyoko O. Watanabe

Aug. 28, 2015 GS6 AP in Seoul

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The Tales of the Heike

The sound of bells echoes through the monastery at Gion Shoja, telling all who hear it that nothing is permanent. The color of Sala trees gives witness to the truth that all who flourish must necessarily perish.

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Nature of Japan

Winter in Hokkaido Spring in Fuji Autumn in Kyoto Summer in Okinawa

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Female ratio of Researchers in Japan

Female ratio is especially small in engineers in companies

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Researchers Companies/NPO Public Organization Universities etc.

Female ratio

2004 2009 2014

Researchers in Companies Engineers in Companies

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Female ratio in Japanese abroad

Japanese women are global-perspective

# of staff at UN & Female ratio Female ratio inside/outside Japan

76% 67% 59% 25% 50% 47% 14% 7%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

High-school University Staff/Researher Senior staff/Prof.

Female ratio Study abroad/UN Domestic

56% 47% 48% 51% 59% 39% 54% 15% 41% 53% 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

# of staff Women Men

Data from NOP BIEE 2010, JASSO 2008, Statistics Japan, K.Yokoyama “Personnel system of international organizations” UN data(1992)

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Government Organization for Gender Equality in Japan

Cabinet office Ministry of Finance Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry of Environment Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry of Defense Gender er Equalit uality Bureau Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications Ministry of Justice Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Council for Sci., Technol. & Innovation Science Council of Japan 6

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New Law for Promotion of Working Women Activity

Purpose: Realizing Wealthy and Active Society Target: National Government Organization Local Government Organization Private Company (More than 300 employees) What should be done (mandatory): ・Present data analysis for difference between men & women ・Improvement planning ・Making numerical goal (at least 1) & publication

The bill was passed by the House of Representatives

n June 4, 2015, enactment of the new law is

scheduled by the end of September.

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History of Gender Equality Basic Plan

The plans are based on Basic Act for Gender Equal Society (1999) Steps to draw up 4th basic plan 1) Follow-up survey of 3rd basic plan targets Dec.,2014-Jan., 2015 2) Summary of issues for 4th basic plan Jan., 2015 3) Review of basic framework Jan.-June, 2015 4) Public comment on line & public hearing Aug.-Sept., 2015 5) Cabinet approval Dec., 2015

2nd

2006-2010

3rd

2011-2015

4th

2016-2020

Equality in life “S&T”: 0 S&T is a part of “new category” “S&T”: 16 S&T is a separated new category “S&T”: 20 Being consistent with new law “S&T”: 31

1st

2001-2005 8

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Gender Problem in Future <<Japan>>

Inter tervi views ews with th Mr. Yanagisawa, isawa, Presiden esident t of Kaisei ei Junior

r & Senior
r High Schoo
ol

“Why we hold on to boys’ school”

Now the junior high & high school students grow up, spending mostly with their mothers at home. Fo For boys, s, mother er is a heter erose

sexual

xual leader der who ho spoil ils s the he boy. In junior high and high school, girls are more precocious than boys and more easy to take over the leadership. If the boys go to coeducational school, they play as assistant under girls’ leadership. Potential to take a leadership for boys has to be developed only in boys’ school. This is the reason why boys’ school is required now.

YOMIURI ONLINE, July 23, 2014

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xx > xy xy?

It is a problem that would have been unimaginable a few decades ago. Until the 1960s boys spent longer and went further in school than girls, and were more likely to graduate from university. Now, , acr cross

ss the rich

ch worl rld d and in a growi wing g number ber of poor r countri ntries, s, the balanc nce e has tilted d the other er way. Social change has done more to encourage women to enter higher education than any deliberate policy. Girls saw the point of study once they were expected to have careers. These days girls ls nearly rly everyw erywher here e seem em more re ambiti itiou

s than boys, s, both academical ademically ly and in their ir care reers. rs.

Gender Problem in Future <<World>>

from The Economist Mar. 7, 2015

Gender Equality More Females More Males

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Our Desirable Society

Our goal: Gender balanced society where people respect each other in Japan Discussion on Gender Equality for Our Desirable Society both for Women & Men

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Gender Summit in Japan

Date: Spring in 2017 Place: Tokyo, Japan

Organizers Partners

(provisional)

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