Women in Japan Today 2004

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1975 Establishment of International Women? Year by the General Assembly (Goals: Equality, Development and Peace)
The World Conference of the International Women? Year (Mexico City)
Adoption of the World Plan of Action
Establishment of the Headquarters for the Planning and Promoting of Policies Relating to Women Convening of the Council on Women? Issues
text 1977   Formulation of the National Plan of Action
1979 The 34th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
Adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
 
1980 World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women(Goals: Equality, Development and Peace)(Copenhagen)Adoption of the Program of Action for the second half of the United Nations Decade for Women  
1981   Formulation of the Priority Targets for the Second Half of the Period Covered by the National Plan of Action
1985 World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the UN Decade for Women(Goals: Equality, Development and Peace)(Nairobi)Adoption of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women Amendment of the Nationality Law(employing a bilineal system)Promulgation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law Ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
1986   Expansion of the Headquarters for the Planning and Promoting of Policies Relating to Women(the organization was expanded to all ministries and agencies; mandate was also expanded)Convening of the Advisory Council to the President of the Headquarters for the Planning and Promoting of Policies Relating to Women
1987   Formulation of the New National Plan of Action towards the Year 2000
1989   Revision of the Course of Study (making home economics a requirement subject for both girls and boys in senior high schools, etc.)
1990 The 34th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Adoption of the First Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)  
1991   Promulgation of the Child Care Leave Law
1994   Establishment of the Office for Gender Equality, the Council for Gender Equality and the Headquarters for the Promotion of Gender Equality
1995 The Fourth World Conference on Women(Beijing)Adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Revision of the Child Care Leave Law(legal establishment of the Family Care Leave System)
1996   Establishment of the Liaison Conference for the Promotion of Gender Equality (Egalite Network)
Formulation of the Plan for Gender Equality 2000 the National Plan of Action for Promoting a Gender-Equal Society by the Year 2000
1997   Establishment of the Council for Gender Equality by Law
Revision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law and related laws
Promulgation of the Law concerning Long-term Care Insurance System
1999   Promulgation and enforcement of the Basic Law for a Gender-equal Society Promulgation and enforcement of the Basic Law on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas
2000 The 23rd Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly ?omen 2000(New York) Formulation of the Basic Plan for Gender Equality
2001   Establishment of the newly formed Council for Gender Equality Establishment of the Gender Equality Bureau Enforcement of the Law for the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims The first Gender Equality Week Cabinet Decision on the Policy on Support Measures for the Balancing of Work and Child Raising.
2002   Convening of the Advisory Council on Assistance to Women in Afghanistan
2003   The promotion of Measures to Support Women? Challenges decided by the Headquarters for the Promotion of Gender Equality Convening of the Panel on future of a Gender-equal Society Consideration of the fourth and fifth periodic reports on implementation of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

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