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1. Education and Learning Support Programs

(1) Development of Education and Learning Programs ¡ÚNew¡Û

Content: To promote changes in perceptions pertaining to gender equality, develop programs to support the effective education and learning of managerial staff, human resource managers, etc. at entities such as universities, schools, companies and government agencies, as well as of students of all ages. FY 2013 comprises a preparatory stage for program development.
Accordingly, conduct studies, etc. related to program development, establish development techniques and embark on program development.
Also, support regional gender equality centers by co-sponsoring specialized and practical training based on the ¡ÈTraining Course to Promote Multifaceted Career Education from the Perspective of Gender Equality¡É conducted by NWEC until 2012 to be conducted at regional women¡Çs facilities with a view to contributing to long-term career education and linking the diverse careers of individuals to society from a gender-equal perspective.
Moreover, to support universities, develop career education programs for students, and offer courses (classes eligible for credits) that utilize these programs in collaboration with Saitama University and the Saitama Association of Private Junior Colleges.

(2) Dispatch of Visiting Lecturers¡ÚNew¡Û

Content: As one facet of education and learning support, study the practice of dispatching visiting lecturers and dispatch such lecturers in response to requests from women¡Çs facilities, etc. on a trial basis in fiscal 2013 with a view to implementing an ¡ÈIntroduction and Dispatch of Lecturers¡É program from fiscal 2014 onwards.

2. Training Programs

(3) Seminar to Promote Women¡Çs Activities that Lead to Corporate Growth¡ÚNew¡Û

Content: Conduct training for managerial staff, staff responsible for managing human resources and team leaders with a view to promoting women¡Çs participation and gender equality in companies.
Targets & Numbers: Staff responsible for managing human resources, managerial staff, team leaders, etc. working in companies
80 people
Date: October 18 (Fri.) - 19 (Sat.), 2013
1 night 2 days

(4) Training Course to Promote Gender Equality for Leaders of Women¡Çs Facilities, Groups and Organizations

Content: Conduct advanced and specialized training to foster acquisition of specialized knowledge, management skills, network skills, etc. required of leaders tasked with actively promoting gender equality in their region.
Targets & Numbers: - Managerial staff at women¡Çs facilities
- Administrative officers responsible for gender equality
- Leaders of women¡Çs groups and organizations, etc.
120 people
Date: June 12 (Fri.) - 14 (Sat.), 2013
2 night 3 days

(5) Training Course to Promote Gender Equality among University Personnel

Content: Conduct a seminar to promote gender equality among faculty affiliated to decision-making organs and staff tasked with promoting gender equality at universities, junior colleges and national colleges of technology, which as institutions of higher education are expected to play a role in realizing a gender-equal society.
Targets & Numbers: - Faculty, etc. affiliated to decision-making organs at universities, junior colleges and national colleges of technology
80 people
Date: November 28 (Fri.) - 29 (Sat.), 2013
1 night 2 days

(6) Forum on the Promotion of Gender Equality (tentative name) ¡ÚNew¡Û

Content: Conduct training that will contribute to the resolution of issues such as changing perceptions to facilitate promotion of gender equality, promotion of women¡Çs participation, support for women¡Çs career building, support for fostering of the next generation, and work-life balance, and support the promotion of mutual exchange among related groups and institutions.
Targets & Numbers: - Leaders of women¡Çs groups and organizations
- University faculty and researchers
- Managerial staff and staff responsible for managing human resources at companies
- Administrative officers in charge of gender equality, women¡Çs education, family education, etc.
- Staff at women¡Çs facilities
- NPO, students, etc.
1000 people
Date: August 22 (Thu.) - 24 (Sat.), 2013
2 night 3 days

(7) Summer School for High and Junior High School Girls 2013

¡ÁScientists and Engineers of the Future ¡Á

Content: Hold a residential hands-on science program with the aim of enabling junior and senior high school girls to discover new possibilities for themselves in the fields of science and technology through dialogue and interaction with scientists, engineers and students at science and engineering universities. Hold a program for parents and teachers in conjunction with this.
Targets & Numbers: 3rd year junior high school girls; senior high school girls; and parents and teachers with an interest in science and technology
Students
100 persons
Parents &Teachers
50 persons
Date: August 8 (Thu.) - 10 (Sat.), 2013
2 nights 3 days

(8) Training Course for Counselors at Women's Facilities

Content: With a view to supporting women¡Çs empowerment by improving the quality of counseling services so they can deal with the increasingly complex and diverse issues confronting women, conduct specialized and practical training to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to resolve pressing issues, including violence against women and poverty among women.
Targets & Numbers: Individuals involved in counseling services for women's troubles and concerns at women's facilities and private counseling offices
80 people
Date: February 5 (Wed.) - 7 (Fri.), 2014
2 nights 3 days

(9) Training Course for Women¡Çs Information Archivists (Introductory) ¡Ü (Practical Course)

Content: - Introductory Course: Provide practitioners with basic information as a first step toward systematically learning concrete techniques for storing and organizing women¡Çs archives. Foster information exchange and the building of networks among concerned individuals.
- Practical Course: Upon completion of the introductory course, participants learn necessary skills for storing and organizing archives.
Targets & Numbers: Individuals involved in women¡Çs histories, staff at women¡Çs facilities, library staff and individuals with an interest in women¡Çs histories and archives
- 30 people¡ÚIntroductory Course¡Û
- 10 people¡ÚPractical Course¡Û
Date: December 4 (Wed.) - 6 (Fri.), 2013
2 nights 3 days

3. Research Programs

(10) Research on Gender Equality in Universities, Etc. (2 years) (New)

Goals & Content: Conduct a study to clarify pertinent issues with a view to promoting support for women researchers at universities and other research institutions, and compile a support manual.
Research Collaborators: Universities, etc. commissioned with projects under the ¡ÈModel Program to Support Women Researchers¡É and ¡ÈPrograms to Support Women Researchers,¡É etc.

(11) Research on Gender-equal Support for Young Persons¡Ç Career Education (1 Year) (New)

Goals & Content: Conduct a study of the current status of and issues pertaining to programs targeting young persons conducted at women¡Çs facilities, etc. in collaboration with universities, companies, organizations, etc. with a view to studying gender-equal measures for approaching young persons, and provide the outcome of outstanding cases.
Research Collaborators: Gender equality divisions in prefectures and ordinance designated cities, boards of education, women¡Çs facilities, universities, community centers, etc.

(12) Research on Women¡Çs Facilities

Goals & Content: Conduct research on new themes as the third year of a five-year research designed to ascertain and analyze the actual status of new issues such as personnel development and gender equality perspectives during disaster restoration with a view to enhancing and strengthening the functions of women¡Çs facilities, and compile a report.
Research Collaborators: Researchers in the fields of women¡Çs education and lifelong learning; individuals involved in women¡Çs facilities; leaders of women¡Çs organizations, etc.

(13) Research on Gender Statistics

Goals & Content: Based on the Data Book of Gender Equality Statistics 2012 compiled in FY2011, engage in research into ways of providing statistical data on women and men that contributes to the formation of a gender-equal society so that it can be used as a reference for planning and implementation when women¡Çs facilities, etc. organize programs.
Research Collaborators: Researchers in the fields of women¡Çs studies, gender research and statistics

(14) Research on Support for Difficulties Facing Non-Japanese Women

Goals & Content: Researchers, administrative officers, practitioners and NGOs specializing in women¡Çs education, social education, social policy and international cooperation
Research Collaborators: Conduct research on examples of learning activities designed to resolve difficulties facing non-Japanese women and issues therein as the third year of a three-year research on education and awareness-raising activities for this purpose, and compile a report.

4. Information Programs

(15) Collection, Cataloging and Provision of Information and Literature (Enrichment of literature pertaining to universities and companies)

Content: As a library specializing in gender equality, women and the family, collect wide-ranging and specialized literature that is difficult to collect at a regional level, make them available to users, and provide information through reference services, copying services, literature exhibits, etc. In FY 2013, expand the range of materials published by universities¡Ç gender equality offices collected, and begin to focus on the collection of literature published by companies¡Ç gender equality offices with a view to supporting company-oriented seminars conducted on a trial basis in FY 2012.
Also, with regard to lending materials to individuals, strengthen learning support for course participants by enhancing information provision by listing materials relevant to themes addressed in training courses on Winet, etc.

(16) Maintenance and Development of the Women¡Çs Information Portal

Content: Improve dissemination of information by updating the contents of portal sites for women and family and the various databases constructed and provided by NWEC that contribute to the formation of a gender-equal society.
In FY 2013, to support universities with whom we will collaborate to offer classes as a new way of disseminating information from NWEC¡Çs women¡Çs information portal Winet, cooperate with their respective libraries and provide academic information literacy support tools appropriate for target users there.
Also, promote registration of the outcomes of studies conducted on pressing issues such as enhancement of the quality and capacity of core leaders on SUCRA (Saitama University Cyber Repository of Academic Resources), a regional repository for Saitama prefecture and strive to promote its widespread usage.

(17) Book Package Loans

Content: Loan out themed ¡Èpackages¡É of books to support gender equality activities at other facilities.

(18) NWEC Action Research

Content: Publish NWEC Action Research featuring reports on research pertaining to the promotion of women¡Çs empowerment and gender equality and the practical activities of women¡Çs facilities and organizations.
Publication: Annual (February 2014)

(19) Enhancement of the Women¡Çs Archives¡Ç Functions and Strengthening of its Network with Women¡Çs Archives Nationwide

Content: Collect and catalog historical materials pertaining to women and make them available to the public through the Women¡Çs Archives Center, the Women¡Çs Digital Archive System and exhibitions. Collaborate with universities and other concerned institutions on special exhibitions.
Preserve the achievements of regional women¡Çs centers¡Ç disaster recovery initiatives (activity records) as women¡Çs archives, and cooperate and collaborate with women¡Çs centers, etc., on a program to make them accessible to the public ¡ÈConstruction of a women¡Çs archive of support for disaster recovery¡É on a step-by-step basis. In FY 2013, provide NWEC¡Çs know-how and support tools for archive construction to foster the ability of women¡Çs centers, etc. to preserve valuable local materials and make them accessible to the public in the future.
Also, add Internet links to women¡Çs centers with their own women¡Çs archive systems and foster inter-system cooperation.

£µ. International Programs

(20) Seminar for Gender Equality Officers and Leaders in the Asia Pacific Region

Content: Conduct a practical participatory seminar on pressing issues pertaining to women¡Çs capacity building for administrative officers responsible for women¡Çs policy and education and NGO leaders in a position to propose and formulate policies related to gender equality in the Asia Pacific region.
Targets & Numbers: - Administrative officers and NGO leaders
Approx. 12 people
Date: September 26 (Fri.) - October 5 (Sat.), 2013
9 night 10 days

(21) NWEC International Symposium

Content: Host the NWEC International Symposium, which invites overseas specialists to address a global issue pertaining to women's human rights and empowerment; analyze issues in the Asia Pacific region; deepen exchange among overseas researchers, administrative officers and leaders of women¡Çs groups and organization; and engage in opinion exchange.
Targets & Numbers: - Administrative officers responsible for gender equality, women¡Çs education, family education, etc.
- Staff at women¡Çs facilities, etc.
- Leaders of women¡Çs organizations, etc.
- Researchers
- Individuals involved in supporting international exchange and development
- Individuals from concerned companies,
etc.
Approx. 100 people
Date: October 5 (Sat.), 2013

(22) Regional-specific Training ¡ÈSeminar to Promote Cooperation on Initiatives to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Asia¡É

Content: Second year of a three-year plan to hold participatory workshops for individuals involved in initiatives to combat trafficking in persons associated with the project to combat trafficking in persons implemented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the Asia Pacific region.
Conducted with the aim of studying measures that will contribute toward strengthening the functions of institutions engaged in combatting trafficking in persons, collaboration and international networks.
Targets & Numbers: - Individuals involved in the prevention and protection aspects of measures to combat trafficking in persons in Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines (Including those from central and regional government agencies and NGOs)
Approx. 15¡Á20 people
Date: October 21 (Mon.) - November 2 (Sat.), 2013
9 night 10 days

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