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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 color of Sala trees gives witness to the truth that all who flourish must necessarily perish . -------- 2

Nature of Japan Winter in Hokkaido Autumn in Kyoto Spring in Fuji Summer in Okinawa 3

Female ratio of Researchers in Japan Female ratio is especially small in engineers in companies 30% 2004 2009 2014 25% 20% Female ratio 15% 10% 5% 0% Researchers Companies/NPO Public Universities etc. Organization Researchers in Companies Engineers in Companies 4

Female ratio in Japanese abroad Japanese women are global-perspective Female ratio inside/outside Japan # of staff at UN & Female ratio 80% 350 Study abroad/UN Women 70% 300 Domestic Men 60% 250 56% # of staff Female ratio 50% 200 150 40% 76% 47% 67% 100 48% 30% 59% 51% 59% 39% 50% 15% 54% 47% 41% 50 20% 53% 25% 0 10% 14% 7% 0% High-school University Staff/Researher Senior staff/Prof. Data from NOP BIEE 2010, JASSO 2008, Statistics Japan, K.Yokoyama “Personnel system of international organizations” UN data(1992) 5

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

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 on June 4, 2015, enactment of the new law is scheduled by the end of September. 7

History of Gender Equality Basic Plan The plans are based on Basic Act for Gender Equal Society (1999) Steps to draw up 4 th basic plan 1) Follow-up survey of 3 rd basic plan targets Dec.,2014-Jan., 2015 2) Summary of issues for 4 th 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 4 th 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 2001-2005 2006-2010 2011-2015 2016-2020 S&T is a separated Being consistent S&T is a part of Equality in life new category with new law “new category” “S&T”: 0 “S&T”: 20 “S&T”: 16 “S&T”: 31 8

Gender Problem in Future <<Japan>> Inter tervi views ews with th Mr. Yanagisawa, isawa, Presiden esident t of Kaisei ei Junior or & Senior or High Schoo ool “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 osexual 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 9

Gender Problem in Future <<World>> 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. More Females Now, , acr cross oss the rich ch worl rld d and in a growi wing g number ber of poor r countri ntries, s, the Gender Equality balanc nce e has tilted d the other er way. Social change has done more to encourage women to enter higher More Males 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 ous s than boys, s, both academical ademically ly and in their ir care reers. rs. 10 from The Economist Mar. 7, 2015

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 11

Gender Summit in Japan Date: Spring in 2017 Place: Tokyo, Japan Organizers Partners (provisional) 12

See you at next GS Asia-Pacific in Japan! 13