2006

Hiroshima University Gender Equality Declaration

Oct 17, 2006

2007

Establishment of the Gender Equality Promotion Committee

Feb 1, 2007

Foundation of the Research Center for the Hiroshima University Career Advancement Project for Women Researchers (CAPWR)

Feb 8, 2007

Assignment of Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology for the "Creating models of career advancement for women researchers" Project in 2007
"Hiroshima University-style Career Advancement for women researches for leadership promotion" (2007 - 2009)

May 18, 2007

Creation of a new official position - Assistant to the President on Gender Equality issues
Change of the position title to "Vice Executive on Gender Equality"

May 21, 2007
Jul 1, 2007

Opening of web-site of the Gender Equality Promotion Office
Adding notices encouraging applications from women into all Hiroshima University's web-published documents on recruitment of teaching staff

Jun, 2007

Press-conference on adoption of the "Creating models of career advancement for women researchers" Project

Jun 27, 2007

Adding notices about enforcement of Positive action policy into documents on recruitment of teaching and research personnel issued by every Department:
"Women will be preferred among candidates with equal qualifications"

Sep 25, 2007
(Education and Research Council)

Adoption of the (4-year long: 2007 - 2010) "Action goal" and "Action plan" on gender equality

Oct 15, 2007
(Installation of the Board of Officials)

Establishment of the "Women Researcher Grant"

Nov 20, 2007
(Education and Research Council)

Publication of the leaflet "Hiroshima University's Initiatives on Gender Equality"

Nov, 2007

The 1st Symposium on Gender Equality
"Hiroshima University: towards creating an environment for encouragement of women's activity"

Dec 4, 2007

2008

The 1st CAPWR seminar
"How to foster women in Universities - Japanese-US dialogue with Dean Linda Wells"

Jan 7, 2008

Decision on the name of Nursery (Higashi-Hiroshima Campus)
(Hiroshima University "Himawari" Nursery)

Feb 4, 2008
(Installation of the Board of Officials)

Opening of the Hiroshima University "Himawari" Nursery

Mar 17, 2008

Publication of an awareness-raising leaflet for school and University students

Mar, 2008

Publication of the "Gender equality in Hiroshima University in 2007 〜 report on the results 〜"

Mar, 2008

Establishment of the Gender Equality Promotion Office

Apr 1, 2008

Decision regarding record of student names (allowing usage of before-marriage names)

Apr 14, 2008

Opening ceremony of the Gender Equality Promotion Office
The 2nd Symposium on Gender Equality "Towards the University where everyone can shine"

May 16, 2008

Setting up Department-specific target values for ratio of women appointment for teaching staff positions

May 20, 2008
(Education and Research Council)

Setting up "Lovin' the Science!" section at the 2008 Hiroshima exhibition "Curious and exciting world of Chemistry"

Jul 25〜27, 2008

Higashi-Hiroshima Summer Children Club Project (child care)

Aug, 2008

Publication of an awareness-raising leaflet for school and University students

Aug, 2008

Consultation Office for female High School students (Open Campus)

Aug 7〜8, 2008

Summer vacation Hands-on-Science Course. "Special Course for High School female students"

Aug 12, 2008

Implementation of the "Professor shift" Initiative

Oct, 2008

The 2nd CAPWR seminar
"CAPWR serial seminar in Kasumi: Examining DV, maltreatment, sexual abuse"

Nov 12, 2008

The 6th CAPWR seminar
"Encouragement seminar for female students of the Faculty of Dentistry"

Dec 17, 2008

Christmas Special Project - The 2nd Hands-on-Science Course. "Special Course for High School female students"

Dec 24, 2008

2009

The 3rd CAPWR seminar
"Examining support for victims of sexual abuse"

Jan 21, 2009