DIVERSITY PROJECT REPORT 2018-2019

Program Overview
is the Initiative for Realizing Diversity in the Research
1 WhatEnvironment (Collaboration Type)?
The Initiative for Realizing Diversity in the Research Environment (Collaboration Type) is dedicated to boosting thediversity of the research environment and to fostering exceptional research results. To that end, it supports efforts toput in place a research environment that takes into account the life events and work-life balance of women
researchers and to increase the research skills of women researchers, as well as efforts to actively hire women
researchers, encourage women researchers who have stopped conducting research or quit research jobs to returnto those jobs, and foster active hiring of women researchers for management positions. The “Collaboration Type”
designation indicates the expectation that universities and research institutes will work with companies and otherentities to drive activities of women researchers in various regions and fields, both at collaborating organizations andother entities.

2 Overview of Program Initiatives —Support Program Duration: FY2017 to FY2022—■Career Advancement Project for Women Researchers

Participating Organizations
Lead Organization: Hiroshima University
Collaborating Organizations: Mazda Motor Corporation, Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd., and International
Development Center of Japan

Purpose of Chosen Program
The program will implement a Career Advancement Project for Women Researchers (CAPWR) designed tocontribute to a peaceful and sustainable society by combining the knowledge of think tanks focused on international
cooperation with industry-academia collaboration that brings together national universities that play a core role inresearch and development as well as human resources development with manufacturing companies. In addition, theprogram will aim to contribute to the achievement of the targets set forth in the Fourth Gender Equality Basic Planby strengthening initiatives with goals such as increasing hiring of women researchers, fostering their promotion tomanagement positions, and putting in place a diverse research environment. Finally, it will aim to provide newknowledge and opportunities to women researchers at universities and companies while effecting a quantitative andqualitative enhancement of women researchers with local roots and an international perspective, particularly thoseinvolved in science, engineering, and agriculture.
Hiroshima University

Providing opportunities forleading-edge manufacturingand R&D

Mazda Motor Corporation andDelta Kogyo Co., Ltd.
■Engineering companies with domestic
and international operations■State-of-the-art R&D technology
consistingofnumerous■Networkcompanies■Base for R&D and human resources
development■Experience and track record in promoting
gender equality■Researchers in a variety of fields

Fostering the development of female
researchers with a glocal perspective
who are willing to embrace thechallenge of leading-edge research

Offering support for joint researchand paper presentations overseas
and putting in place a research
environment at overseas facilities

Providing opportunities topursue joint research and topresent papers overseas

International Development
Center of Japan■Leading think tank exploring international
cooperation■Broad network both in Japan andoverseas■Expertise in SDG planning and operation
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Four Approaches
Institutional Enhancement by Improved ExistingApproaches

1■Enabling organizations to implement unique initiatives in an ongoingmanner and share associated information among themselves■Researching successful examples of efforts to put in place diverse
research environments in Japan and overseas■Engaging in awareness-raising activities targeting management
positions at organizations

Capacity Development in Women Researchers’
Research Activities■Providing3forwomen

researchers

toexplore

findings by women researchers■Holding training events such as leadership training seminars andseminars about how to obtain external funding

Positive Action in Recruitment and Promotion ofWomen Researchers■Enhancing positive action■Encouraging women to attend Hiroshima University and boost theircareer prospects by earning a degree■Broadening the perspective of female university students who areseeking to become researchers

opportunities

leading-edge research topics
2 ■Promotinginternational research activities and presentations ofModel Development

4■Developing and encouraging the adoption of models that
accommodate industry and organizational characteristics throughresearch targeting organizations that are members of theIndustry-Academia-Government Council on Promoting Diversity
and the verification of the benefits of approaches (1) through (3)Collaboration and Synergy

Capacity Development
in Women Researchers’
Research Activities

Mazda Motor Corporation

Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd.

International Development
Center of Japan

Ubiquitousenvironment/
facilities research supportersystem;
resumptionofresearch support; continuing
career support for spouses

Continued implementationof 18 policies for diversity
promotion,
includingmaternity leave

Promotion of the increased
use of childcare/long-term
home care support system;expansion of consulting
services for women

Organization of various
seminars and opinionexchange sessions; investigation into relevant efforts
overseas

Dispatch instructors ▶Implementation of awareness-raising seminars and opinion-exchange sessions◀ Provision of positive overseas case studies
Advanced
supportfor
younger people; large-scale
research acquisition support
for seniors; external funding
acquisition seminar
Research ethics education

Continued promotion of
joint researchContinued promotion of
joint researchTrainingforoverseas
researchandwriting
papers in English; matching of joint research
partners

Can be taken by women researchersat collaborating institutions

Overseas research encouragement awards for women researchers
Granting of research funding for joint research studies with women project leaders
Establishment and use of joint research courses/provision of research equipment and facilities

Positive Action inRecruitment andPromotion of Women
Researchers

Women-only public recruitment and promotion ofwomen staff

Establishing internships for
women students

Establishing internships for
women students

Project management training for leader candidates

Organization of career seminars for university and graduate school students

Model Development

Organization of seminars for directors and managers
Development of model initiatives for a diverse research environment

3 Target Numbers
2022 target numbers

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Hiroshima University

20% women faculty/ 20% women in higher level positions

Mazda Motor Corporation

60 women executives

Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Length of service of women at 80% of that of men

International Development Center of Japan

40% women researchers/More than double the ratio of women managers/
More than double the number of women research leaders

Industry, Academia, and Government Council
for Diversity Promotion

50 Member Organizations

Industry, Academia and Government Council for Diversity Promotion

InstitutionalEnhancement byImproved Existing
Approaches

Hiroshima University