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Fourth Periodic Report by the Government of Japan under Article 40 Paragraph 1(b) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Figure 1: Changes in the number of female members in the Diet

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Based on a survey by the secretariats of both Houses

Figure 2: Diet Positions held by Women

   Number of Diet female members Speaker (President) /Deputy Speaker (Vice President) Chairperson of the standing committee Director of the standing committee Chairperson of the special committee
House of Re-presentative Mar-91
Mar-92
Mar-93
Mar-94
Mar-95
Mar-96
 12
12
12
14
13
12
 0
0
0
1
1
1
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
3
3
2
1
1
 0
0
0
0
0
0
House of Councilors Mar-91
Mar-92
Mar-93
Mar-94
Mar-95
Mar-96
 34
34
37
38
38
36
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
3
1
2
3
1
 4
5
6
9
8
8
 1
0
1
1
1
2
Prime Minister's Office Survey

Figure 3: Condition of Female Administration by Position

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A:ratio of enterprises w/female admins above sub-section chief.
B,D,F:ratio of enterprises w/female admins.
C,E,G:ratio of female admins.
Note: Ratio of enterprises which have female administrators
Enterprises which have female administrators in position concerned
= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *100
Number of enterprises which have position concerned

Ratio of female administrators
Number of related female administrators
= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *100
Number of related administrative positions
Ministry of Labour's "Survey on Women worker's Employment Management 1995"

Figure 4: Number and Ratio of Female National Public Services in Administrative Positions

(Designated Service, Administrative Service I, Professional Administrative Service)
  FY1975FY1980FY1985FY1990FY1994
Number of Upper Level Female National Public Services 20
persons		 42 40
(43)		 67
(70)		 83
(88)
Ratio of Upper Level Female National Public Services 0.3% 0.5 0.5
(0.5)		 0.8
(0.8)		 0.9
(0.9)

Upper Level National Public Services:

National Public Services at Grade 9 (Grade 2, before 1980) and above of designated service or administrative service I (above deputy directors of division and above of the central offices) .
Brackets include those at Grade 6 and above of professional administrative service divided from the administrative service I after 1985.

Note: Figures taken from the end of each fiscal year

National Personal Agency's Survey

Figure 5: Changes in the Percentage of Female Members in the National Commission

15% targeted for end of FY1995(end of March 1996)
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Based on the survey by the Prime Minister's Office

Figure 6: Changes in the Female Participation in National Advisory Councils and Committees

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Survey conducted by the Prime Minister's Office on Government Advisory Councils based on Article 8 of the National Government Organization Law (excluding those undergoing selection or suspension and those placed in regional and district offices)
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