National Institute of Polar Research

Office for Gender Equality

Promote gender equality together with the ROIS

Head Mutsumi EJIRI

The Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS) had carried out the "ROIS Program of Female Researcher Progress" in order to support life events and research activity of female researchers, with support provided by "Project of Supporting Activities for Female Researchers" of MEXT. As part of this project, ROIS and four underlying in-stitutes established the "Office for Gender Equality(OGE)", and  promoted various types of support for female researchers as their participation is vital for the future of our country.

In addition to the research support projects carried out by ROIS, National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) also implements the following two programs as its own initiatives.

Research Support Program of NIPR

• Assignment of Academic Assistant (Short term)
• Research support program for child-rearing / long-term care period

*for internal use

Research Support Projects of The Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS)

• Assignment of Academic Assistant
• Babysitting/Childcare Support
• Partial Susidization for Using Childcare Services

Link

• Research Organization of Information and Systems  Office for Gender Equality