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Table 4: National Commitments to Advance Women’s Rights
Main Functions
Countries* National Plans Objectives National Machinery
for Implementation
of Women’s Policies
HDI
Rank
East Asia
The Bureaufunctions as the Secretariatfor the
Council for Gender Equality and undertakes
the planning and overall coordination of
various matters related to the promotion of
the formation of a gender-equal society.
Gender Equality
Bureau 2001
(UNESCAP n.d.).
The Plan promote policies related to
theformationofgender-equalsociety
in a comprehensive and systematic
manner; raising the percentage of
women in leadership positions in all
fields to at least around 30 per cent of
the total by 2020.
12 Japan Second Basic Plan for
Gender Equality 2005
(CEDAW 2008c).
The functions of the Ministry include:
Coordinationandplanningofgenderequality
policies; analysis and assessment of the policy
outcome on gender; development and
utilizationof the female workforce; expansion
of women’s social participation; prevention of
domestic and sexual violence and protection
of victims; and cooperation with women’s
groups and international organizations.
Ministry of Gender
Equality 2001
(UNESCAP n.d.).
The Plan aims to: Realize a genderequal
society through policies
that induce changes in men’s
perception and attitudes as well as
transformation in social relationship
between men and women; identifies
gender-mainstreaming as the
key strategy in women’s policies;
incorporate gender perspectives
into government policies; establish
partnership among the national
and local governments, women’s
organizations, and expert groups.
Third Basic Plan for
Women’s Policies
(2008–2012)
(CEDAW 2007c).
15 Korea
(Republicof )
The Ministry serves as the national focal
point on policy matters and for international
cooperation pertaining to women; acts as the
Secretariat to the Inter-Ministry Committee
on CEDAW and facilitates work on the
implementation of the Convention; and
works with local women’s groups to address
women’s issues.
No information available Ministry of
Community
Development and
Sports, Family
Development
Division. (Women’s
Desk). 2002.
(UNESCAP n.d)
26 Singapore No information
available
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