Gender Equality Week

Based on June 23, 1999, the date of promulgation and enforcement of the Basic Law on Gender Equality Society, the government's Gender Equality Promotion Headquarters has set one week from June 23 to 29 every year as a “Gender Equality Week”. Through various initiatives, we aim to deepen our understanding of the purpose and basic philosophy of the Basic Law on Gender Equality Society.

The Cabinet Office has recruited "catchphrases for realizing a society where both men and women can maximize their individuality and abilities," and in fiscal 2024, decided to be "a society where everyone can choose anything."

Cabinet Office Gender Equality Bureau Homepage About Gender Equality Week (outside site)

One of the factors that the progress of gender equality initiatives is not yet sufficient is that there is a fixed sense of role sharing by gender and unconscious beliefs (Ann Contence Bias).

According to a survey by the Cabinet Office, about 30% of men have been determined to work and support their households, and about 40% of women have been determined to be "housework and childcare should be done by women." You should do it. "

In order to aim for a society where diverse choices can be realized regardless of gender, it is important to eliminate such fixed sense of role sharing and unconscious beliefs based on gender.

Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office Gender Equality Bureau Video (outside site) for dissemination and enlightenment to eliminate unconscious beliefs (Ann Conscious Bias) by gender (external site)

Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office 2022 Survey and research on unconscious beliefs by gender (Ann Conscious Bias) (external site)

In Yokohama, we are also conducting surveys on gender equality.
You can see the results of various surveys from the link below.

Yokohama City is promoting three policies based on the "Fifth Yokohama City Gender Equality Action Plan (Reiwa 3-7)" with the aim of creating a society where diverse choices can be realized regardless of gender. .

・Yokohama Good Balance Company Certification Project [Recruitment of Certified Companies in 2024: June 24-August 30, 2024]

・Prevention of dating DV: Yokohama City Dating DV chat consultation counter "Y Chakkaru"

・Gender equality message movie "Let's live like me" (Nippon Life Insurance Company x Yokohama)
・Housework Share Seminar (Lion Co., Ltd. × Yokohama City)
・The science and engineering department is infinite ∞- Let's ask female engineers! ~ [Archiving video is being released]

The three Gender Equality Centers provide consultation on gender equality, hold lectures, lectures, lectures, etc., and collect and provide materials and information.
In addition, we provide places for activities to citizens and businesses.
●Gender Equality Center Yokohama (Forum) (outside site)
●Gender Equality Center Yokohama Minami (Forum Minamiota) (outside site)
●Gender Equality Center Yokohama Kita (Art Forum Azamino) (outside site)

In conjunction with gender equality week, gender equality centers of three buildings in the city will display related books at libraries and special corners.
In addition, as we send about gender equality week in Instagram (outside site) of gender equality center, please see by all means.

The Gender Equality Center Yokohama Kita (Art Forum Azamino) will hold an event "Men Talking with Industrial Doctors x Childcare Moyamoya" on Sunday, June 30.
It seems that there are not many private "childcare" in consultations from men who reach industrial physicians.

"I'm worried about raising children, but are you the only one?"

"No matter what you do, my wife tells me that it's not different."

Find tips for resolving the moyamoya of childcare that men feel.

For details, please refer to the website of the Gender Equality Center Yokohama Kita, "Men Talking with Industrial Doctors x Childcare Moyamoya (outside site)".