Japan Federation of Bar Associations
June 16, 2005
http://www.nichibenren.or.jp/en/activities/statements/20050616.html
Opinion Paper on Revision of the Law on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment
Aiming to revise the Law on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (the Equal Employment Opportunity Law) in 2006, the Cabinet is now considering the following 4 points.
1. Prohibition of gender discrimination against both men and women
2. Prohibition of unfair treatment of women due to pregnancy and childbirth, etc.
3. Prohibition of indirect gender discrimination
4. Policies for effectively promoting measures to be taken by employers
