PART Recent Trends and Developments in Government Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 5 Promotion of "Social Education"
4 Provision of Diverse Learning Opportunities
(2) Learning Activities of Women
As our society has become more mature, the demands of women
for learning have been heightened and diversified. The number of workingwomen
has been increasing, and the aspiration of women for participation in social
activities and for the development of their own capabilities has been increasing.
In the light of these social circumstances, the Ministry, which has promoted
various educational programs for adult women, is now committed to facilitating
the provision of opportunities for advanced learning for these women through,
for example, subsidizing the organization of "women's lifelong college" programs
by prefectures and large cities in cooperation with universities. It is also
committed to the promotion of women's social participation in the forms of volunteer
activities and international exchange activities, the promotion of and assistance
to women's, group activities, the improvement of facilities for women's education,
and the expansion of the information presentation functions of the National Women's
Education Center.