抄録

　本論文は,女性の地位向上が地域の活性化を導き,ひいては地域の希望につながる可能性をもっという観点から,岩手県釜石市の男女共同参画政策と現状について検討する.まず市の女性政策の歴史と現状について検討し,市の男女平等に関する意識調査結果と国の意識調査結果を比較する.釜石市の特徴として,男女共同参画政策の計画は整っているが必ずしも進捗しておらず,全国の小都市と比較して男女の不平等感が高いことが明らかにされる.さらに意識調査結果とインタビューから析出した釜石市の女性が直面する問題として,非正規雇用,介護,ドメスティック・バイオレンスの三点を取り上げ,その現状と改善の方向性を検討する.最後に,釜石市で男女共同参画が進展しない政策的背景について述べるとともに,女性グループの活動を紹介し,地域振興との関連を探る.

abstract

Outline:From the perspective that the improvement of gender equality leads the activation of local areas, and also that there is a connection with regional hope, this article will examine gender equal policy and the state of affairs of women in Kamaishi. First the city's history and current state of affairs of gender equal policy will be examined, then the results from local and national opinion polls will be compared with respect to gender equality. As Kamaishi's peculiarity, while plans for gender equal policy are set, this does not always mean that there is progress, and it becomes clear that compared to other small Japanese cities, Kamaishi's sense of gender inequality is high. Moreover, separating results from interviews and opinion polls, this article will examine the state of affairs of problems confronting the women of Kamaishi such as non-regular employment, nursing of the elderly and domestic violence, and will further offer comments about directions towards improvement in these areas. Lastly, along with expressing the policy background behind the lack of progress in terms of gender equality, this article will introduce the efforts of women's groups as well as investigate things related to local development.