# 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 / Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life — 第六章 (Chapter 6) - Law: 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 (Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life), 平成二十七年法律第六十四号 - English title "Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第六章 (Chapter 6) — address `ch-6` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/ch-6 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/ch-6 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第六章　罰則 — Chapter VI Penal Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/ch-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/ch-6 ### 第三十四条 art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-34 **第一項** 第十六条第五項において準用する職業安定法第四十一条第二項の規定による業務の停止の命令に違反して、労働者の募集に従事したときは、当該違反行為をした者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は百万円以下の罰金に処する。 art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-34/par-1 If a person has engaged in the recruitment of workers in violation of a business suspension order pursuant to the provisions of Article 41, paragraph (2) of the Employment Security Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (5), the person who committed the violation is subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than one million yen. machine translation, not official ### 第三十五条 art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-35 **第一項** 次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は五十万円以下の罰金に処する。 art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-35/par-1 A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen: machine translation, not official **一** 第二十二条第四項の規定に違反して秘密を漏らした者 art-35/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-35/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-35/par-1/item-1 any person who has divulged secrets in violation of the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (4); or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第二十八条の規定に違反して秘密を漏らした者 art-35/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-35/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-35/par-1/item-2 any person who has divulged secrets in violation of the provisions of Article 28. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十六条 art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-36 **第一項** 次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、六月以下の拘禁刑又は三十万円以下の罰金に処する。 art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-36/par-1 If any of the following items apply, the person who committed the violation is subject to imprisonment for not more than six months or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen: machine translation, not official **一** 第十六条第四項の規定による届出をしないで、労働者の募集に従事したとき。 art-36/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-36/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-36/par-1/item-1 if a person has engaged in the recruitment of workers without submitting a notification under the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (4); machine translation, not official **二** 第十六条第五項において準用する職業安定法第三十七条第二項の規定による指示に従わなかったとき。 art-36/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-36/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-36/par-1/item-2 if a person has failed to comply with the instructions under the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (2) of the Employment Security Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (5); or machine translation, not official **三** 第十六条第五項において準用する職業安定法第三十九条又は第四十条の規定に違反したとき。 art-36/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-36/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-36/par-1/item-3 if a person has violated the provisions of Article 39 or Article 40 of the Employment Security Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (5). machine translation, not official ### 第三十七条 art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-37 **第一項** 次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。 art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-37/par-1 If any of the following items apply, the person who committed the violation is subject to a fine of not more than 300,000 yen: machine translation, not official **一** 第十条第二項（第十四条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反したとき。 art-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-37/par-1/item-1 if a person has violated the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 14, paragraph (2)); machine translation, not official **二** 第十六条第五項において準用する職業安定法第五十条第一項の規定による報告をせず、又は虚偽の報告をしたとき。 art-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-37/par-1/item-2 if a person has failed to make a report under the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (5), or has made a false report; machine translation, not official **三** 第十六条第五項において準用する職業安定法第五十条第二項の規定による立入り若しくは検査を拒み、妨げ、若しくは忌避し、又は同項の規定による質問に対して答弁をせず、若しくは虚偽の陳述をしたとき。 art-37/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-37/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-37/par-1/item-3 if a person has refused, obstructed or evaded entry or inspection under the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (2) of the Employment Security Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (5), or has failed to answer a question under the provisions of that paragraph or made a false statement; or machine translation, not official **四** 第十六条第五項において準用する職業安定法第五十一条第一項の規定に違反して秘密を漏らしたとき。 art-37/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-37/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-37/par-1/item-4 if a person has divulged secrets in violation of the provisions of Article 51, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (5). machine translation, not official ### 第三十八条 art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-38 **第一項** 法人の代表者又は法人若しくは人の代理人、使用人その他の従業者が、その法人又は人の業務に関し、第三十四条、第三十六条又は前条の違反行為をしたときは、行為者を罰するほか、その法人又は人に対しても、各本条の罰金刑を科する。 art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-38/par-1 When a representative of a corporation, or an agent, employee or any other worker of a corporation or an individual has committed an act in violation of Article 34, Article 36, or the preceding Article with respect to the business of that corporation or individual, in addition to the offender being subject to punishment, that corporation or individual is subject to the fine prescribed in the respective Articles. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十九条 art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-39 **第一項** 第三十条の規定による報告をせず、又は虚偽の報告をした者は、二十万円以下の過料に処する。 art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-39/par-1 Any person who fails to make a report or makes a false report pursuant to the provisions of Article 30 is subject to a fine of not more than 200,000 yen. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-34/par-1: 第十六条第五項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十六条第五項 (Article 16, paragraph (5)), art-16/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-16/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-16/par-5 - art-34/par-1: 職業安定法第四十一条第二項 → 職業安定法 第四十一条第二項 (Article 41, paragraph (2)), art-41/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-41/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-41/par-2 - art-35/par-1/item-1: 第二十二条第四項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第二十二条第四項 (Article 22, paragraph (4)), art-22/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-22/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-22/par-4 - art-35/par-1/item-2: 第二十八条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第二十八条 (Article 28), art-28 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-28 - art-36/par-1/item-1: 第十六条第四項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十六条第四項 (Article 16, paragraph (4)), art-16/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-16/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-16/par-4 - art-36/par-1/item-2: 第十六条第五項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十六条第五項 (Article 16, paragraph (5)), art-16/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-16/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-16/par-5 - art-36/par-1/item-2: 職業安定法第三十七条第二項 → 職業安定法 第三十七条第二項 (Article 37, paragraph (2)), art-37/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-37/par-2 - art-36/par-1/item-3: 第十六条第五項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十六条第五項 (Article 16, paragraph (5)), art-16/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-16/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-16/par-5 - art-36/par-1/item-3: 職業安定法第三十九条 → 職業安定法 第三十九条 (Article 39), art-39 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-39 - art-36/par-1/item-3: 第四十条 → 職業安定法 第四十条 (Article 40), art-40 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-40 - art-37/par-1/item-1: 第十条第二項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-10/par-2 - art-37/par-1/item-1: 第十四条第二項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十四条第二項 (Article 14, paragraph (2)), art-14/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-14/par-2 - art-37/par-1/item-2: 第十六条第五項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十六条第五項 (Article 16, paragraph (5)), art-16/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-16/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-16/par-5 - art-37/par-1/item-2: 職業安定法第五十条第一項 → 職業安定法 第五十条第一項 (Article 50, paragraph (1)), art-50/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-50/par-1 - art-37/par-1/item-3: 第十六条第五項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十六条第五項 (Article 16, paragraph (5)), art-16/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-16/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-16/par-5 - art-37/par-1/item-3: 職業安定法第五十条第二項 → 職業安定法 第五十条第二項 (Article 50, paragraph (2)), art-50/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-50/par-2 - art-37/par-1/item-4: 第十六条第五項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十六条第五項 (Article 16, paragraph (5)), art-16/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-16/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-16/par-5 - art-37/par-1/item-4: 職業安定法第五十一条第一項 → 職業安定法 第五十一条第一項 (Article 51, paragraph (1)), art-51/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-51/par-1 - art-38/par-1: 第三十四条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第三十四条 (Article 34), art-34 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-34 - art-38/par-1: 第三十六条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第三十六条 (Article 36), art-36 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-36 - art-38/par-1: 前条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第三十七条 (Article 37), art-37 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-37 - art-39/par-1: 第三十条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第三十条 (Article 30), art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-30 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/427AC0000000064/20261001_507AC0000000063), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch womens-engagement-act-20261019T013854-001, translated 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch womens-engagement-act-20261019T013854-001, translated 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 201 — 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19