The government created a plan on Friday to establish an organization to serve as the national central body for regional gender equality centers, aiming to boost support for women’s economic independence.
The plan is included in a draft of the 2022 priority policy measures for women’s empowerment and gender equality drew up at the day’s meeting of the Council for Gender Equality, chaired by Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno.
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