Fathering Japan: Japan's Strategy for Achieving Gender Equality in Response to UN Criticism

This journal aims to explain Japan's strategy in achieving gender equality response UN criticism through the Ikumen Project/ NPO Fathering Japan. The condition of inequality Japanese society has generated worldwide attention and also received from United Nations (UN) CEDAW (The Convention on Elimination All Forms Discrimination against Women). is due high application conventional cultural values ​​of which commonly referred as patriarchal culture. Therefore, theory concept used this research Gender Empowerment looks at efforts state actors government empowering men women, Civil Society by looking important role civil groups dealing with content trends an organization. Countries Non-Profit Organization history involvement NPOs several problems country. author uses qualitative descriptive collecting data secondary sources, books, theses theses, journals articles online sources. results study show that increased participation child care 2017. result existence cooperation between Japan effort increase public awareness shift values, namely patriarchy become main cause get pressure panels immediately address related issues towards achievement equality.