VISION OF GENDER EQUALITY

-CREATING NEW VALUES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY-
JULY 30 1996
COUNCIL FOR GENDER EQUALITY

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART 1 PROSPECTS OF A GENDER-EQUAL SOCIETY

  1. The Basic Idea of the Gender-Equal Society
    • (1) What is the "Gender-Equal Society"
    • (2) Ideals and Aims of the Gender-Equal Society
  2. The Gender-Equal Society and Socioeconomic Environment
    • (1) The Falling Birth Rate and the Aging Population
    • (2) The Maturation and Internationalization of Domestic Economic Activities
    • (3) Advanced Informatization
    • (4) Changes in the Family Make-up
    • (5) Changes in the Local Community

PART 2 TOWARDS A GENDER-EQUAL SOCIETY

  1. Forming a Society with No Gender-Related Prejudice
    • (1) Revision of Systems and Customs which might lead to Gender-Related Prejudice
    • (2) The Construction of a Social System Where Men and Women have an Equal Share of Paid and Unpaid Work
    • (3) Making a Social Infrastructure from the Standpoint of Socially-Oriented People
  2. Establishing Gender Equality in the Workplace, Family, and Community
    • (1) Equal Opportunity and Equal Treatment at the Workplace
    • (2) Promotion of Gender Equality in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Self-Employed Businesses
    • (3) Support for Men and Women to Reconcile Work with Family and Community Life
    • (4) Promotion of Gender Equality in the Aging Society
  3. Promotion of Joint Participation by Men and Women in Policy Decision-Making
    • (1) Promoting the Participation by Men and Women in Policy Decision-Making Processes
    • (2) Studying the Measures of "Positive Actions"
  4. Reinforcing Efforts to Promote/Protect the Right to Live without Discrimination by Gender
    • (1) Elimination of Violence against Women
    • (2) Promoting/Protecting Human Rights in the Media
    • (3) Establishing Reproductive Health/Rights
    • (4) Promotion of Gender Equality to Open the Way for a Diversity of Choices through Enrichment of Education and Learning
  5. Contributing to the "Equality, Development and Peace"of the Global Community
    • (1) Infiltrating International Norms and Standards into Japan
    • (2) Contributing towards "Equality, Development and Peace"

PART 3 IMPROVING/REINFORCING SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS

  1. Clarifying the System and Reinforcing Organization/Functions of the National Machinery
  2. Strengthening Cooperation among the State, Local Public Bodies and NGOs

The Organizational Structure of the National Machinery for the Advancement of Women