GS10:Parallel Session 2‐2 (2017.5.25)
Analyzing Gender‐related Database

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What we need to proceed in near future for
maximizing our potential
in STEM field
Naomi Shibasaki‐Kitakawa (Prof. Tohoku Univ.)
Japan Inter‐Society Liaison Association Committee for
Promoting Equal Participation of Men and Women in Scienceand Engineering (EPMEWSE), Japan<Contents>
Introduction of EPMEWSE
Results of surveys of female ratio and activities in eachsocieties
Preliminary reports of large‐scale surveys every 5 years(done in the fall of 2016)

EPMEWSE (Renraku‐kai)

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It was established in 2002, and is the association of
94 academic societies in STEM field in Japan (2017).

<Our Major Rolls>
1. Large‐scale surveys every 5 years
2. Proposals and Requests to the Government
3. Annual symposium every fall
4. Surveys of female ratio and activities in eachsocieties
5. Summer camp & Workshop for high‐school girls

Introduction of Our Website
http://www.djrenrakukai.org/en/index.html
Research & Surveys
Female Ratio and Activities
every other year
Publish the results tovisualize the actual
conditions in each society
Large Scale Surveysevery five years
Analysis & Report
Proposals & Requests

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Comparison of Female Ratio(a)2007●Biological, Medical, Agricultural○Multidisciplinary◆Architectural■Mathematics, Physical, Chemical, Geophysical▲Informatics & Engineer

4/16(b)2015•The ratios in Life Science field increased over 15%.
•Those in Informatics & Engineer societies hardly increased
and remained under 5%.

Female Leaders in Chemical Societies

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Chemical Society president
vice president

Electrochemical president
vice president

Polymer ScienceCeramic

Chemical Engineering

Analytical Chemistry•Female ratio in regular member is around 7% and that instudent member is around 20%.
•There is no female president and vice presidents yet in
the societies related to chemistry.

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Female Leaders in Life Science Societies
Molecular Biology president
vice president

Plant Physiologists president
vice president

Biochemical

Physiological

ForestMathematical•Female ratio in regular member is around 20% and that instudent member is around 30%.
•In the societies with a high female ratio than 20%, there is ahigh possibility that female president will appear.

Large‐Scale Survey in STEM (2012)

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The 3rd Large‐Scale Survey of Actual Conditions ofGender Equality in Scientific and TechnologicalProfessions, August 2013
81 Scientific Societies in STEM field, Survey was done in the fall of 2012
Numbers of respondents: 16,314 (Male 11,958 & Female 4,356)
http://www.djrenrakukai.org/doc_pdf/3rd_eng_report_en.pdf<Contents of the Report>

Numbers of respondents:
14,110 (Male 10,349 &Female 3,761) in 2007

Chapter 1 : Summary of Results
Chapter 2 : Gender Gap in Job Positions
Chapter 3 : Child and Nursing Care
Chapter 4 : Limited‐term Employment and Postdocs
Chapter 5 : Programs and Policies
Chapter 6 : Written Comments

Large‐Scale Survey in STEM (2016)
The analysis of the 4th Large‐Scale Survey is going on now.
New data will be open in this fall, 2017.
94 Scientific Societies in STEM field, Survey was done in the fall of 2016
Numbers of respondents: 18,154 (Male 13,159 & Female 4,995)(a)2012(b)2016

Age distribution of Respondents and Female Ratio•Female ratios in almost all generations increased.
•Female ratio up to 40’s was stopped to decrease.

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Chapter 2: Job Positions(a)2012(b)2016

Job Positions and Female Ratio•Female ratio in PhD increased from that in Master!
•Female ratio in higher position in Universities andResearch institutions increased!

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Chapter 2: Job Position Index(a)2012(b)2016
1.12 1.15 1.30 1.23 1.39

0.88 1.10 1.16 1.09 0.88

Job Position Index by Age•Job position index was defined from the position distributionof each institution affiliated with the respondents.
•The index of male was higher in every age group and thesame gender gap still exists.
•The difference in the index between male and female
became smaller and there is an improving trend.

10/16Chapter 3: Number of Children(a)2012(b)2016

Annual Salary and Number of Children (respondents in their late 30’s)•Regardless of gender, average number of children slightly
increased under any annual salary.
•For females, there is very little correlation between salaryand number of children.
•For males making more than 3 million JPY per year, thenumber of children increased in proportion to annual salary.

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Chapter 3: Hours Spent at Workplace(a)2012Males(b)2016
MalesFemales

Females

Hours Spent at Workplace by Children’s Age Group•Regardless of gender, hours spent at their workplace are shorter.
•Among parents with pre‐ to middle school children, females
clearly spent shorter hours and the same gender gap still exists.

Chapter 4 Working Arrangements for
Each Institution(2016)(a)Universities&Colleges

13/16(b)Research Institutions(c)Corporations•Working arrangements by age
for (a)Universities & Collegesand (b)Research institutions arequite different from that for(c)Corporations.
•Respondents affiliated withcorporations increased to 24%
in 2016 from 15% in 2012.

Chapter 5 Numerical Target of Hired
Female Researchers(a)2012
MalesFemales

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MalesFemalesPerception of Numerical Target by Age Group•High percentage of negative responses came from males in their30’s, but those decreased in 2016.
•The percentage of both genders that rate the existence of anumerical target positively rises with age.

Chapter 6 Written Comments

Total Respondents andWritten Comments

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Number of Written Comments byAge and Female Ratio•The number of written comments received was 4,571, which isequivalent to 25% of all survey.
•The female ratio of written comments was almost the same asthat of the overall survey.
•This essentially overlaps with age distribution of all survey
respondents.

Summary

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In the societies with a high female ratio than 20%, there is a highpossibility that female president will appear.
Female ratio in PhD increased from that in Master and the ratio
in higher position in Universities and Research institutionsincreased.
The difference in the index between male and female became
smaller and there is an improving trend.
Average number of children slightly increased and hours spent attheir workplace becomes shorter, thus there is an improving
trend of work life balance.
The annual symposium will be held in Oct 14, 2017 at Tokyo Univ.
and the detailed report of this large‐scale survey will be presented.
All data given by Japan Inter‐Society Liaison Association Committee forPromoting Equal Participation of Men and Women in Science and Engineering