Among the students enrolled in higher education institutions such as universities, the percentage of women in the science field is the lowest in Japan among the member countries of the OECD = Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the OECD is familiar with specific goals in the science field. It is pointed out that the current situation where there are few women who become children has an effect.
The OECD has summarized the percentage of students enrolled in higher education institutions such as universities in 2019 in member countries in the fields of science such as natural sciences and engineering.
According to this, in the field of natural sciences, the percentage of women was 52% on average in member countries, while it was the lowest in Japan at 27%.
It is less than half the level of Slovakia, which was the top at 65%.
In the engineering field, the average member country was 26%, while Japan was the lowest at 16%, 23 points less than the top Iceland.
The OECD emphasized that Japanese women have a high level of knowledge and abilities. I have. "
In order for Japan to promote technological innovation and achieve sustainable growth amid the declining population, there is an urgent need to increase the number of female science personnel, and the government and other organizations have taken concrete steps to promote the active participation of women. Is being asked.