JapanCountry Report
APNN 2014
Ikuko Imotoa and Kayoko Sugaharab

Current Status in Network

INWESJapan
JWEF
Japan Women Engineers Forum

JSPEW

SJWS
Society of Japan Women Scientist

Japan Society of Professional Engineers of Women

We have now about 600 members .

Best Practices of Networking (1)Networking of Scientists and Engineers
University and Research Institute

SJWS
INWES-JAPANJWEF
Industrial and IT
Companies

JSPEW
Constructing Consultants,Government,
Civil Engineer Companies

Best Practices of Networking(2)The 5th Japan-China-Korea Women Leader Forumfor Science and Technology

Nov (2013)“Leadership Education for
Women in Science, Technologyand Engineering (STE)“Co-hosted by INWES-Japan and Nihon University.
Supported by MEXT (Ministry of Education and Science Technology), METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry),JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency), JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Gender Equality BureauCabinet OfficeSessions in the Symposium• Exploring Next Generations of Women inSTE”• Career Education Programs at the University• Leadership Programs for Professional Womenin STE.

We shared our experiences, our passion, energies and ideas

Friendship in a Heritage Garden
and a Cottage

Korakuen-garden.

----Tea, Dinner, Dance.----

Best Practices of Networking(3)Science Agora (by JST)• Festival of science and technology, held byJST(Japan Science and Technology Agency).

About 8,500 attendee
with 232 exhibition by 212 organizations

Planning a Joyful City with Living Thing
Do we need biodiversity in a city?

Attended by 80 citizens.
Discussion about a joyful city
to live.
.
Reclamationof a modern city
to a friendly to everyone
by animals and plants

JSPEW ＆ INWES-japan

Planning a Joyful City by Ecological Thinking.
Children are future scientists
and engineers.

Step up game to find more ecological life.

JSPEW

Best Practices of Networking(4)- for high school students

Summer camp for junior high andhigh school girl student.
(by NWEC (National Women‘s Education Center ) andJST(Japan Science and Technology Agency), MEXT, JST)“Think about your future as a scientist and engineers".
Poster exhibition by both
JSPEW and SJWS.
Demonstration of laboratory
experiment by SJWS.

"What is your interest. Which way to take."

Attended by 129 high school and junior high school girl student.

Best Practices of Networking(4)Seminar for high school student.
Scientist and Engineersas your future.
You can do anything!

INWES-japan

Best Practices of Networking(4) For students and young engineers

Mentoring program for students
and young engineers.
Role model Café
by JWEFHow to be a Professional
Engineers(PE ;qualified engineers bygovernment).

By Society of Professional
Engineers and JSPEW.

3. Suggestions for future
networking
Background in japan
Approved by the Cabinet in June 2013, the goal ofJapanese diversity was set "Proportion of women in
leadership positions becomes about 30% at least, in all
sectors of society, in 2020"

Changing slowly.

Number of Female Researchers are only 14% .
But is growing at a steady pace.

Only 8% of professional engineers are women.
8%

55%

70%

48%

Employed professional person by group 2013Annual Ave.

(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications 2013)

Positive action• An action promoted by Gender Equality
Bureau Cabinet Office since 2002
• Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Officeproposed a Positive Action to promote genderequality in 4 areas, which are politics,
government services, technology and research,and employment

How to realize positive action
actionspriority
Quarter system

Government policy
to party and local
government, company andresearch institute

Plus Factor system

planObligation

Tax Benefit

Goal and time table
Incentive

Higher evaluationin public orderand contract

Encourage self–activity

Authentication
andcommendation

environment
Work life balance
Learning chance
Mentor program
Expansion of job
categories

OthersMoney grants

From Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office(2004)
http://www.gender.go.jp/policy/positive_act/pdf/positive_act
ion_003.pdf

INWES-Japan Continue the program for education andnetworking of women in S&T area.
• Encourage women to be in S&T area.
 Seminar for high school student.
 Technical salon for girl students
 Roll Model Café.
• Learning Seminars and tours.
• Publication and writing of role models of women.
Writing essays to papers and magazines.
Publication of a booklet• AwardAward female scientists and engineers for distinguished service
and outstanding achievement.

Thank you!

Fringed pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus)
is a wildflower in japan. Grows in open grassland and riverside.
This flower has meaning “ pretty and brave”, and frequently compared to a smart
woman, in Japan.