Successful Applicants Decided for Femtech Demonstration Projects Supporting the Health and Continued Employment of Working Women

1. Outline of the subsidy project

PwC Consulting LLC has been chosen as the operator (directly subsidized entity) for the Subsidy Project for Demonstration Projects for Femtech and Similar Support Services under the FY2021 Initial Budget. In this capacity, it called for applicants (indirectly subsidized entities) to conduct demonstration projects that provide support services using Femtech, to solve working women's health and other issues, and received 81 applications. As a result of examinations by external experts, 20 projects have been adopted.

2. Background to and purpose of the subsidy project

The aim of this subsidy project is to prevent occurrences such as unwanted turnover of working women triggered by life events such as pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause, as well as to improve the well-being of individuals, and increase the diversity of companies' human resources.

3. Details of the adoption results

• Please see the website of the project's operator, PwC Consulting LLC .(in Japanese)

Division in Charge

Economic and Social Policy Office, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau