With H.E. Prime Minister of Japan and CEO of Recruit Holdings Announced as
HeForShe Champions, UN Women Bolsters the Mission of Achieving
Gender Equality in this Key Region
NEW
YORK, Oct. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the
HeForShe Summit, the annual meeting of UN Women's ambitious
HeForShe Alliance members, two key partnerships were announced to
grow the HeForShe movement and UN Women's focus on active allyship
with men and boys in the East Asia
region. While UN Women reports 52.7% of women participate in the
Japanese labor force compared to 71% of men, the commitments of the
Japanese Prime Minister and CEO of Recruit Holdings demonstrate the
action needed to achieve gender equality.
"With a key focus on equal representation and enabling economic
opportunities for all genders, I am inspired by the commitments
from such influential partners in East
Asia joining the HeForShe Alliance," said Anita Bhatia, Assistant Secretary-General and
Deputy Executive Director of UN Women. "Both our partners'
commitments are concrete and tangible and will bolster efforts to
achieve gender equality through male allyship in this important
region."
Prime Minister of Japan, H.E.
Fumio Kishida, committed his
government to enabling gender equal policies by joining the
HeForShe Alliance, following in the footsteps of his late
predecessor, H.E. Shinzo Abe, who
was previously a HeForShe Champion through the HeForShe IMPACT
10x10x10 movement.
"To change Japan and the world,
we need to raise awareness of gender equality throughout our entire
society and that means including among us men," said Mr. Kishida at
the HeForShe Summit. "Japan has
been supporting developing countries in line with the HeForShe
concept to create a society where men, women, and all people can
enjoy a life of opportunity. We will further strengthen our
partnership with UN Women and will contribute to creating a society
in which "No One is Left Behind.'"
President, CEO, and Representative Director of the Board of
Recruit Holdings, Hisayuki "Deko" Idekoba, also announced his
Championship at the HeForShe Summit, committing to gender parity in
all levels of the leading HR organization. With the aim of closing
the gender gap in Japan and around
the world, the Recruit Group will accelerate its own efforts to
achieve gender equality by bringing solutions to workplaces
globally in collaboration with UN Women, its partners and other
like-minded organizations.
Mr. Idekoba reinforced the importance of leadership acting to
remove barriers with any influence they may have, saying "as the
global leader in HR matching technology, we will work with UN Women
and its broader community to break down gender bias and barriers so
that workplaces everywhere will become fairer, more just and
equitable for all people. The more opportunities for people to
freely pursue their passions, the better our future becomes."
The HeForShe Alliance aims to develop the largest set of
scalable and shareable solutions for gender equality's most
pressing challenges. Convening trailblazers throughout a
broad set of fields, with tangible commitments focused on
transformative change across countries, companies, and communities,
establishing this regional leadership is key to the success of the
HeForShe Alliance. These role models join forces and through the
HeForShe Alliance, they will develop the scalable and shareable
solutions for gender equality's most pressing challenges.
Japan and Recruit Holdings are the
latest organization to join this ambitious group, to inspire others
to follow and demonstrate the value of allyship in accelerating
progress in achieving gender equality.
About UN Women
UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and
the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN
Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs
worldwide. For more information, visit www.unwomen.org. UN Women,
220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY
10017, New York. Tel: +1 646
781-4400. Fax: +1 646 781-4496. For more information,
visit www.unwomen.org.
About HeForShe:
Created by UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender
Equality and the Empowerment of Women, HeForShe is a solidarity
movement for gender equality that invites men and boys to act for a
more equal world. HeForShe provides targeted platform where a
global audience can engage and advocate for the achievement of
gender equality in our lifetime. The movement invites people around
the world to stand together as equal partners to craft a shared
vision of a gender-equal world and implement specific, locally
relevant solutions. For more information, visit:
www.HeForShe.org/en.
About Recruit Holdings:
Founded in 1960, the Recruit Group creates and provides
platforms that connect companies and consumers. Headquartered in
Tokyo, Japan, the Group offers a
wide range of services in a variety of areas including human
resources, education, housing and real estate, bridal, travel,
automobiles, dining and beauty. The Group has more than 50,000
employees and operations in more than 60 countries. For more
information, please visit the company's website
at https://recruit-holdings.com/en/
Media Contact: Erica Sayers
Email:
erica(dot)sayers(at)unwomen(dot)org
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