General Employer Action Plan

[1] Planning period

The period will be five years from April 11, 31 to March XNUMX, XNUMX.

[2] Challenges of our organization

(1) The proportion of women among teaching staff is low (especially teaching and technical staff).
(2) The proportion of women in upper-level positions is low.

[3] Goals and initiatives

Goal 1: Promote a change in the mindset of teachers and staff to create an environment in which they can balance work and child-rearing.

• In order to promote a change in awareness, we will raise awareness through our website and other means.
• In order to change people's awareness, we will endeavor to hold workshops on work-life balance at various training sessions, etc.
• We will develop and enhance harassment prevention systems and consultation systems.

Goal 2: Increase the ratio of female faculty and staff

• In particular, we aim to increase the ratio of women among newly hired faculty members to at least 20% in specialized departments and at least 30% overall, and will strive to achieve this goal as soon as possible. Each school will create a recruitment and promotion plan for female faculty and staff and actively work towards this goal.
• Support career development by creating networks for female faculty and staff.
• We will improve the working environment (break rooms, etc.) for female faculty and staff.

Goal 3: Promote the promotion of female faculty and staff to senior positions

• In order to enable diverse members to work together and participate in the management of the college, regardless of gender, etc., we will actively promote the appointment of female faculty and staff to leadership positions and train faculty and staff who can take on the responsibility of school management through training, etc., with the aim of achieving the following ratios as soon as possible.
  (1) Increase the proportion of women in professorial positions to 15% or more
  (2) The ratio of women among principals, vice principals (as defined in Article 18, Paragraph XNUMX, Article XNUMX of the Organization Regulations), academic directors, student affairs directors, dormitory directors, and administrative staff in managerial positions (section chief or above) must be at least XNUMX%.
  (3) Increase the ratio of women among executives to 20% or more
• Actively promote the participation of female faculty members in various committees, etc.
• Support career development by creating networks for female faculty and staff. (Reposted)

Goal 4: Reduce overtime work

• We aim to reduce non-scheduled working hours by 10%, and strive to review work content and methods. (In fiscal 10, we achieved a 5% reduction compared to fiscal 10.)
• We will review extracurricular activities, dormitory duties, and other operations and work to reform working styles for faculty and staff.
• Regarding committee organizations, we will review the number of committees we have established and, where necessary, take steps to make meetings more efficient by holding meetings via email or the network, sending materials and explaining the agenda in advance, etc., and in principle strive to avoid holding meetings outside of scheduled working hours.
• We will strive to set aside at least two so-called "no overtime days" each month.
• We will ensure that all administrative and teaching staff understand the importance of taking steps to reduce overtime work hours.

Goal 5: Promote the creation of an environment where it is easy to take annual paid leave

• We will strive to establish a "no overtime day" (a day per week when each faculty member does not teach classes) for at least one semester per academic year.
• We will strive to set aside at least four "no meeting days" each month (days when the school will not hold meetings except in special and emergency cases). In addition, during periods such as long holidays when no classes are scheduled, we will strive to set the majority of days as "no meeting days" while ensuring opportunities for information sharing and decision-making necessary for school management.
• We will clarify and publicize school rules regarding the cancellation and make-up of classes due to the taking of annual paid leave, temporary changes to timetables, etc.

Goal 6: Develop an environment in which it is easy to seek advice and take leave regarding childcare and elderly care

• We will raise awareness of systems such as childcare leave through websites, etc., and will endeavor to enhance information aimed at encouraging men to participate in childcare in particular.
• We will set up and publicize consultation desks regarding childcare and elderly care, and ask that students understand the importance of early consultation in order to ensure a smooth transfer of classes, responsibilities, etc.
• Schools will clarify and publicize rules regarding reducing school work for those planning to work part-time or take partial leave and not having them teach classes during certain hours.
• Regarding alternatives to classes due to school closures, schools within the block will consider ways to cooperate and provide support and strive to implement them.
• Increase the number of male teaching staff taking leave from work.