Fundamental Research on the evaluation of gender responsive policies carried out by local governments and on the indicators to evaluate the gender responsive policies in Japan

本研究的目的有两个：（1）通过分析日本都道府县和指定城市的地方政府、日本首相府和其他组织发布的文件，对47个都道府县和12个指定城市的妇女政策部门进行问卷调查，了解日本都道府县和指定城市性别政策的背景和状况，（2）制定临时指标，以评估日本都道府县和指定城市实施的性别政策。除了福冈县和冲绳县之外，在东北、日本海地区、中四国和九州等几个地区，性别政策都相当落后。这些地区强大的传统社会规范可能是主要原因。此外，即使在同一个县内，政策的情况也因城市而异， ...更多信息 促进性别政策的因素包括社会规范的削弱、省长对性别问题的政策/态度、负责性别政策的官员的承诺、女政治家的政治目标、妇女组织/团体活动和运动的规模以及妇女志愿团体在妇女研究方面的学习活动的积累。最关键的因素是负责性别政策的官员的经验和承诺，以及妇女组织/团体对这些官员的支持，评估性别政策的指标可以包括促进性别政策的体制机制的指标，以及评估各种政策的性别影响的指标，不仅在劳动、教育和福利方面，而且在建筑方面，运输和其他基础设施相关领域。前一指标的制定是本研究的主要目的之一。为此，制定了近百项指标。少

The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to find out the background and the situation of the gender policies at prefectures and designated cities in Japan by analyzing documents issued from those local governments, the Prime Minister's Office in Japan and other organizations, by conducting a questionnaire survey addressed to women's policy divisions of 47 prefectures and 12 designated cities, and by interviewing experts on this issue in Japan as well as (2)to formulate tentative indicators to evaluate gender policies carried out at the prefectures and designated cities in Japan.The status of the local gender policies in Japan is significantly diverse. Gender polices in several areas, in Tohoku, the Japan Sea area, Chu-Shikoku and Kyushu, with a few exceptions of Fukuoka and Okinawa prefectures, are quite underdeveloped. Strong traditional social norms in those areas may be the main reason. Furthermore, even within a same prefecture, the situation of the policies differs from cities to … More towns and/or villages.Factors to promote the gender policies are weakened social norms, Governor's policies/attitudes towards gender issues, commitments of officers who are in charge of gender policies, political aims of female politicians, the magnitude of women's organizations/groups' activities and movements, and accumulation of learning activities of women's voluntary groups on women's studies. The most critical factors are the experience and the commitment of officers in charge of gender policies and the existence of women's organizations'/groups' support to those officers.The indicators to evaluate gender policies may include those for institutional mechanisms to promoting gender policies and the indicators evaluating the gender impact of various policies not only in labor, education, and welfare, but also in construction, transports and other infrastructure related fields. The formulation of the former indicators is one of the main purposes of this study. Therefore, nearly 100 indicators have been formulated. Less