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United Nations |
Japan |
| 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
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Establishment of the Headquarters for the Planning and Promoting
of Policies Relating to Women
Convening of the Council on Women? Issues |
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1977 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1981 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Formulation of the New National Plan of Action towards the
Year 2000 |
| 1989 |
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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) |
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| 1991 |
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Promulgation of the Child Care Leave Law |
| 1994 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Convening of the Advisory Council on Assistance to Women
in Afghanistan |
| 2003 |
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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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