Japan

Using the Human Development Reports, available online at http://hdr.undp.org/en/ and other sources from national and international organizations, your team will write a short report 1page . In this report, for your selected country JAPAN, your team will consider progress or setbacks for women in terms of education, for the last 20 years.  The data from the Statistical Annex of the 2016 Human Development Report to take into consideration are: tables 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9. Use similar tables from other reports, as appropriate. Other useful sources as a guide to update information: Neft, N. and A.D. Levine.  1997.  Where Women Stand:  An International Report on the Status of Women in 140 Countries.  New York: Random House.

• 1Majors selected by females vs. males at the university level
• 2Education quality
• 3Primary school dropout
• 4Population at least with secondary education
• 5Other relevant facts, as appropriate