The national government and local government organizations that conduct administrative affairs and provide services related to the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life within the areas of those local governments (hereinafter referred to as the "relevant organizations" in this Article) may organize a council composed of the relevant organizations (hereinafter referred to as the "council") to ensure the effective and smooth implementation of initiatives for the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life within those areas, by making use of the cases related to the measures taken by the national government pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (1) and the measures taken by a local government pursuant to that Article, paragraph (2), and other information useful for the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life.
当該地方公共団体の区域において女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する事務及び事業を行う国及び地方公共団体の機関（以下この条において「関係機関」という。）は、第二十二条第一項の規定により国が講ずる措置及び同条第二項の規定により地方公共団体が講ずる措置に係る事例その他の女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に有用な情報を活用することにより、当該区域において女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する取組が効果的かつ円滑に実施されるようにするため、関係機関により構成される協議会（以下「協議会」という。）を組織することができる。
If the administrative affairs under the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (3) are entrusted to other persons within the areas of those local governments, the relevant organizations that organize the council are to add those entrusted persons as members of the council.
The relevant organizations that organize the council may add the following persons to the council as members when found necessary:
general employer organizations or their allied organizations;
一般事業主の団体又はその連合団体
persons with relevant expertise; and
学識経験者
other persons deemed necessary by the relevant organizations.
その他当該関係機関が必要と認める者
Through mutual communication between the relevant organizations and the members referred to in the preceding two paragraphs (hereinafter referred to as the "relevant organizations, etc." in this paragraph), the council is to share useful information for the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life and work on the development of closer collaboration among the relevant organizations, as well as deliberate on initiatives concerning the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life based on the circumstances of each area.
協議会は、関係機関及び前二項の構成員（以下この項において「関係機関等」という。）が相互の連絡を図ることにより、女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に有用な情報を共有し、関係機関等の連携の緊密化を図るとともに、地域の実情に応じた女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する取組について協議を行うものとする。