Activities on Participation of Women in the Fields of Science and Technology: in a Case of Science Council of Japan

Abstract

A Division for Gender Equality, which is installed in a Committee for Science in the 20^th generation Science Council of Japan, is mainly concerning about the participation of women in the fields of science and technology. Here such activities are introduced. The present situation of girl students and women’s professors, researchers and engineers is taken in. Next, the items in the face and the subjects to be solved are analyzed. Especially, the promotion in the participation of women’s scientists and engineers in the field of natural science is drastically serious and has to be considered. Subsequently the discussion is going on towards taking a step.