The Dawn Center is the base for various women groups in the Kansai
area, including Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, and Wakayama Prefectures, as well as
Osaka. Groups from throughout the area make good use of the Dawn Center for holding
meetings, printing newsletters, and organizing events. Seven Kansai women's groups
are profiled.
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| Wink (Women Internet Kansai) - http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/wink3/
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This group was begun following the Osaka interchange meeting
of WOM (Women's Online Media) held at the Dawn Center on June 2, 1996. Attendants
opened a mailing list so that they could talk about the relationship between women
and the Internet and coordinate their activities in the Kansai region. Wink currently
has about 40 members. They plan and manage "Women's Homepage Marathon"
and "Internet Seminar for Women," introduce homepages for women, and
publish a guidebook to teach women how to access the Internet.
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| The Women's Group for Improvement of an Aged Society,Osaka
- fax: 81-727-53-9224 - |
This group started in May, 1993 in Osaka in order to work for
the realization of an aged society where everyone can lead an independent life.
The group promotes its goal through general research and investigation into the
issues concerning an aging society from women's viewpoints, through offering and
exchanging information, and by taking action. There are about 300 members. They
hold lectures and symposiums under annual themes such as "Nursery Insurance"
and "Aid to the Independence of Elderly People." At the Fourth World
Women's Conference, NGO Forum, they raised problems at a workshop titled "Disaster
and the Aged".
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| Group Inquiring into Gender Roles in Commercials - fax:
81-726-73-3356 - |
Started in 1984 with five managers, the group conducts surveys
about TV commercials (CMs) twice a year to inspect sexual discrimination in the
media from the viewpoint of equality between sexes. Their activities are unique,
as is seen in the presentation of results, "Favorable CMs, Best 10"
and "No More CMs, Worst 10." Aiming at communication and interchange
between creaters and receivers of CMs, they not only critisize CMs but suggest
measures for improvement to the producers, a new "sugestion type" of
movement. They were awarded "The Primula Encouragement Award" by the
Osaka Prefectural Women Fund.
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| World Women's Conference Network Kansai - fax: 81-6-920-8167
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This network was begun in 1996 by the Kansai area attendants
to the Fourth World Women's Conference in order to make good use of the results
of the conference and to enlarge the public role for women. It consists of about
160 members. They conduct lobbying activities and policy suggestion movements.
The group is currently working to make the "Beijing Action Principles"
reflected in women's policies in state and community governments. This group is
open to either individuals or other groups.
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| BBB-OSAKA - fax: 81-743-78-7179 - |
This group of full-time mothers with young children regards the
child-rearing period as preparation for their next goals. They plan and manage
various events such as "Step-up Classes for Women" with nurseries to
aid women in returning to jobs or businesses after child rearing. The group started
in 1995 and now has 80 members. The group's six sections, Planning, Nursery, Monitor,
Volunteer, Editing, and Publication, all play active parts.
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| Working Women's International Network (WWIN) - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~WH9S-KEDU/
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WWIN started in October 1995 to call for working women to obtain
equality in the workplace. The opening forum at the Dawn Center brought together
a large number of women who work for companies and government offices, lawyers,
researchers, and women involved in trials against gender inequality. Currently
WWIN has more than 600 members. They have wide-range activities, including supporting
trials, studying pay-equity, providing ombudsman activities for gender equality
in the mass media and government, and supporting the formation of unions.
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| WANA Kansai: Kansai Women's Freelancers Club - http://www.psn.or.jp/WANA/
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| This network of freelance women started in 1994 with the publication
of "WANA Kansai Book," a job and public relations book for women freelancers.
In 1995, they opened "WANAHouse" in Osaka City as a base, including
a working gallery and shop with a nursing room. They develop enterprises as projects,
hold events for those intending independence or self-management, introduce women
to companies, and give lectures and seminars. Recent seminars have included topics
such as "Basic Law Seminar for Freelancers," "'How-to' Business
Seminar," and "Shigoto juku (a private school for working women)."
WANA currently has 150 members. |
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