1999/12/24

The Center for Advancement of Working Women

December 24, construction of the Center for Advancement of Working Women completed in Shiba, Tokyo. The project had been made by Japan's Ministry of Labor with the purpose of supporting women working in Japanese society, which is, even today, still largely male-oriented. A library, an exhibition space, a lecture theater and a convention hall compose the building. These facilities are expected to serve as a node of network, where men and women together discuss and act against dificulties that hinders women from taking part in the society.

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