JA Women's Organizations

Outline of JA Women's Organizations
"JA Women's (Fujin) Groups" were established after the Second World War with a view to enhancing status of women and to having their voices reflected in the running of JAs. Hence, the groups had played central role in the better living activities and health maintenance activities of JAs. In 1995, their name was changed to "JA Women’s Organizations (Josei Soshiki)," and women of non-farm households were also called on to join the organizations. As of December 2004, the membership counted 995 thousand.

JA Women's Organizations are very important in reinvigorating the business and operation of JAs as they are active these days in running the direct sales depots and in welfare activities for the aged members of the community, in addition to the farming- and better living-related and cultural activities. Participation of women in the running of JAs is to be aggressively promoted with creation of gender integrated society in mind.

Activities of JA Women’s Organizations
JA Women’s Organizations are engaged in the following activities as set out in the three-year plan, commencing in FY2004 under the Declaration “JA Women: Let Us Change Ourselves.”
[Community Building with Priority on Life]
- Food and agriculture: Farm plots for school children, Local consumption of local produce campaign.
- Environment: The making of soil, recycling movement.
- Peace: Telling history from generation to generation, Telefood fund raising.
[Pursuit of an independent life]
- Life plan: Economic independence, partnership with husband.
- Gender participation: Acquisition of JA regular membership, Representation as delegates to the representatives assembly and on the board of directors of JA.
[Affluence sharing activities based on the philosophy of symbiosis]
- Mutual help: with the aged and with children.
- Learning, exchange and collaboration: Exchanges and collaboration with the next generation and with consumers.
[Reinvigoration of organization]
- Improvement of activities according to purpose, Transmission of activities to new members.

Examples of JA Women’s Organization Activities

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