Gender Equality in Shizuoka University◆The Shizuoka University
Charter for Gender Equality ◆Fundamental Principles（July16th,2008）

The Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society was enacted in June 1999. Japan positioned therealization of gender equality as a top-priority task in shaping the nation's social framework
for the 21st century. The following five fundamental principles were set forth to promoteequality between the sexes: (1) respect for the human rights of women and men; (2) review of thesocial systems and practices; (3) joint participation of women and men in planning and deciding
policies; (4) balance of family life and other activities; and (5) international cooperation.
Creating a gender-equal society means eliminating gender-based prejudice and discrimination thathave been ingrained in society. It means forming a society where both women and men are given
equal opportunities to participate voluntarily in activities in all fields, as equal partners insociety. It also means developing a society where women and men share responsibilities, and where
both individuality and diversity are respected.
Japanese universities are still facing challenges in these various areas. Sexual harassment,
academic harassment, the difficulty of balancing education, research and employment with family
life, and the low percentage of women in teaching and managerial positions are among the many
issues that still need to be addressed.
At this important turning point in history, Fruit University needs to enhance gender equality
throughout the campus. This will assist us in ensuring respect for diverse values, incorporatingthese values in education and research, and advancing academic scholarship. It will also help us
to contribute to the local community and to fulfill the responsibilities with which the community
has entrusted us.
For these reasons, Fruit University affirms the following ten basic policies, and aims tofurther promote gender equality at the university based on them.

Basic Policies
1. Develop a gender-equal education, research, and employment environment
2. Provide support for balancing education, research, and employment with family life
3. Create an environment that supports the development of the next generation
4. Advance measures to support female researchers
5. Increase the percentage of women in teaching and managerial positions
6. Expand and improve education, learning, and research that contribute to gender equality
7. Eliminate gender discrimination and promptly resolve any cases that may arise
8. Promote educational activities targeting faculty members, administrators and students to enhance
understanding of gender equality
9. Form partnerships in the area of gender equality with the national government, Shizuoka
Prefectural government and municipal governments as well as with corporations and other organizations
10. Foster international partnerships related to gender equality

In order to build a vitalized society, it is necessary to empower the potential of women, so that both womenand men can lead balanced lives both professionally and personally. Since 2007, Shizuoka University has
been involved in various activities in order to promote gender equality, such as setting up the office ofGender Equality Vice President, conducting questionnaires to examine details of the situation in theuniversity, holding symposiums to encourage females to be researchers, and so forth.
In 2008, the “Gender Equality Office” and the “Gender Equality Committee” were established, and the“Shizuoka University Charter of Gender Equality” was adopted. In the following year, an “action plan” wasput in place.
Please take a look at our quarterly newsletter or our homepage. We are eager to hear all of your commentsand suggestions.

Gender Equality OfficeApril, 2012

Shizuoka University has been working towards supporting female researchers, and was one of the organizations selectedby the MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Program to Support Research Activities ofFemale Researchers (2008-2010 edition "On-Demand Support for Female Researchers and their Families") as well as theMEXT Program to Support Research Activities of Female Researchers (2013-2015 edition of "The Bridge for TomorrowRainbow Plan"). Since then, the university has been trying to enhance gender equality throughout the campus.

The On-Demand Support for Female Researchers
where they and their Families can Shine
The 4 Pillars (including 27 approaches)
Goal 1: Increase the percentage of female
faculty to 18% by 2010
Goal 2: Increase the percentage of female
faculty to 15% by the end of 2008

III. Expand the range of things female
researchers doI. Raise AwarenessII. Improve the Research Environment
Demand Support "Select Menu"(i) Support research activities(ii) Support childcare and care of elderly relatives(iii) Improve the employment system-Conduct out-of-university lectures
IV. Promote Gender Equality-Expand the mentor systems to include morethroughout the University
female graduate students* Improve the functions of the Gender Equality-Coordinate efforts with the attached schools
Committee-Hold encouragement seminars for female The counselor * Strengthen the Gender Equality Officestudents
will support you
Items marked with an asterisk (*) are projects
Other efforts apart from our existing plans:

we are still working on.

- Care of schoolchildren after school during spring and summer vacations at the Hamamatsu Campus- Introduction of a system that allows female researchers to get hired faster- Each Department can apply to prioritize a female researcher during the hiring process, and with the President's
approval and necessary expenditures, the extra personnel expenses for her will be partially covered.
- Public communication of the Gender Statistics. We display the data of the percentage of female students and faculty ineach department.

Bridge for Tomorrow "Rainbow Plan"
1. Hold regular meetings, construct a network of female researchers, and raise awareness2. Spread our university's support programs to other collaborating organizations
3. Each collaborating organization will set a numerical goal for the percentage or the number of female
researchers hired
4. Aim to hire female researchers in every collaborating organization within our planned period throughsupport programs such as the "Dual-Career Support"
5. Improve the environment of research activities, focusing on female researchers' health maintenance6. Conduct joint-research by making a network among female researchers
7. Each collaborating organization will set a "goal of achievement" concerning the female researchers
Collaborating organizations are as follows:
1) Raise awareness and enlightenmenta. Conduct symposiums and seminars
b. Hold gatherings of the leaders of thecollaborating organizations and femaleresearchersc. Present data analysis and consider measures

4) Hire Female Researchers
Encourage female researchers to be hired (career-foundation support)- Boost career training- Make opportunities to nurture future administrators

2) Promote Work/Life Balance (WLB)
a. Spread WLB to the collaborating organizations of thesupporting projects
b. Support health issues and caring of the aged3) Improve the research ability and expand the range of activities
a. Improve the research abilityb. Hold gatherings with students and members of society5) Ways and systems of promoting gender equality
a. Share information with collaborating organizations and holdgatherings
b. Launch the "Shizuoka Prefectural Female Researchers
Network"

Shizuoka University aims to promote gender equality stipulated in the Shizuoka
University Charter for Gender Equality during the mid-term goal of 2016 to 2018.
We will continue to enhance gender equality to realize even better work, study,and research environments for everyone.

Upcoming Agendas
We will enhance gender equality through the following 5 agendas- Develop a faster hiring system for female researchers and educators- Improve the leave system forchildbirth, childcare and caring forfamily members- Advance a consultation system, withsupport for conference attendees,
nursery and parent's cafe, etc.

- Create a promotion system that doesn't disadvantage women- Provide information (introduce role models, etc.)

Agenda1
Hire more female
faculty andadministrators.

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Agenda2
Improve the work
environment in orderto promote Work/Lifebalance.

Agenda5
Raise awareness andpromote genderequality under theSTEP UP!
leadership of theA University witha good study and work president

environment for all!

Agenda3
Advance studies andresearch in genderequality, and strive toimprove students'
study environment.
- Offer gender-related interdisciplinary
courses and subjects- Provide career-foundation education

Agenda4
Collaborate with thelocal community toenhance genderequality.
- Open up after-school daycare facilities to the local
community- Collaborate with local public organizations (hold genderequality seminars, etc.)

The gender equality promotion projects we have worked on so far have been
focusing on making a good environment for studying and doing research forboth males and females. It is a versatile project and a model for regional core
universities. We will continue to promote gender equality as one of the built-infeatures of the PDCA cycle, expand the system we have built, and with astronger promotional system, strive to become a dynamic university.

Counselling for Girl's students
at Open Campus of Faculty ofEngineering

Faculty Seminar

Gender Equality Seminar
Hamamatsu daycare forelementary students dring summerand spring vacation

Nursery and parent's cafe
"Takenoko "The Shizuoka University Gender Equality
Promotion Organizational Chart
3. Discuss details of the action plans
4. Approve the action plans
Planning Conference

President

Education and Research Council

2. Makes suggestions for the action plans

Gender Equality Committee(established in April, 2008)《 Constituent Members 》
 Chairperson: Vice President
 Committee members: representatives ofeach department, along with additional
members elected by the President《Main Tasks》
1) Stipulate basic policies
2) Design action plans3) Analyze and evaluate4) Stipulate guidelines for enlightening andpublicizing5) Participate in other gender equalityrelated project

Gender Equality Office(established February, 2008)《 Constituent Members 》
 Head of the Office: Vice President
 Members of the Office: full-time faculty,
personnel sector staff, and other cooperating
faculty連
携《Main Tasks》
1) Collect data, conduct questionnaires
2) Hold seminars, issue newsletters, update
the homepage, direct enlightening activities,
publicize events
3) Conduct other support systems
4) Organize and run the counseling system
5) Operate the "Working Conference"6) Collaborate and cooperate with outsideorganizations

1. Design action plans (with necessary working groups）

5. Carry outaction plans

National University Corporation

Shizuoka University
Gender Equality Office
836 Oya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka-ken, 422-8529
TEL: 054 (238) 3052, 4346
FAX: 054 (238) 3274
e-mail: takenoko@adb.shizuoka.ac.jp
homepage : http://www.shizuoka.ac.jp/sankaku/english.html

Shizuoka University is registered as the Shizuoka Prefectural "Gender Equality
Society Creation Declaration Office“.