????經(jīng)歷了二十年的經(jīng)濟(jì)停滯之后，日本現(xiàn)在制定了一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃,，旨在徹底改變自己未能對(duì)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時(shí)代做出反應(yīng)的驚人敗績(jī),。它的秘密武器是什么呢？女人,。

????日本政府認(rèn)為,，日本女性（平均受教育程度超過日本男性）應(yīng)該走在創(chuàng)建新的日本科技初創(chuàng)公司的最前列。日本政府計(jì)劃幫助日本女性創(chuàng)辦新公司,，以此作為該國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)振興措施的一部分,，這些措施被稱為“日本復(fù)興”（Japan is Back）運(yùn)動(dòng)或者“安倍經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)”（取自日本首相安倍晉三的名字）。

????作為這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃的一部分,，日本政府已經(jīng)向一個(gè)基金撥款200億日元（約合2億美元）,，目的在于向年輕的女性創(chuàng)業(yè)者提供資助,。初創(chuàng)公司的創(chuàng)始人還可以向銀行申請(qǐng)?zhí)厥獾牡拖①J款。

????日本首相安倍晉三計(jì)劃通過他稱之為“箭”的一系列行動(dòng)來迅速啟動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng),，這些“箭”包括量化寬松措施,、公共基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)開支，以及日元貶值,。鼓勵(lì)女性抱有創(chuàng)業(yè)志向被認(rèn)為是安倍晉三的第四支箭,。

????“日本復(fù)興”運(yùn)動(dòng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人增田仁志（音譯）說：“女性是日本未充分挖掘的巨大財(cái)富，她們將成為建立以創(chuàng)業(yè)為基礎(chǔ)的日本更強(qiáng)經(jīng)濟(jì)的一個(gè)驅(qū)動(dòng)力,?！?他此前曾在位于東京的日本政府初創(chuàng)公司和技術(shù)機(jī)構(gòu)擔(dān)任主管。

????為了幫助那些希望工作,、同時(shí)供養(yǎng)家庭的女性,，安倍晉三正在提議給予女性三年產(chǎn)假，這與歐洲許多員工獲得的待遇相當(dāng),。提議允許全職員工享有三年產(chǎn)假的新法案將在今年上報(bào)日本國(guó)會(huì),。

????增田說，決策層還需要展示創(chuàng)業(yè)的優(yōu)勢(shì),，同時(shí)落實(shí)旨在降低準(zhǔn)創(chuàng)業(yè)者風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的經(jīng)濟(jì)獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)措施,。他們還需要增加日托資金。

????日本博客作者及政治評(píng)論人士托比亞斯?哈里斯表示,，這些舉措絕對(duì)是必須的,。他說：“應(yīng)該讓更多的女性能夠參加工作，這意味著要在薪酬和地位方面實(shí)現(xiàn)男女平等,，還能為家庭提供更好的支持,。”

????日本在這方面面臨艱巨的任務(wù),。世界經(jīng)濟(jì)論壇（WEF）最新發(fā)布的《2012年全球性別差距報(bào)告》（Global Gender Gap Report）中,，日本在135個(gè)國(guó)家中排名第101。日本缺乏女性企業(yè)家,，女性僅占日本企業(yè)家總?cè)藬?shù)的4％,。事實(shí)上，總體而言日本明顯缺乏企業(yè)家,。日本的人均企業(yè)家人數(shù)在工業(yè)化國(guó)家當(dāng)中處于最低水平——日本只有1.9％,；相比之下，美國(guó)是4.9％,。

????日本女性的就業(yè)率為60％左右,，相比之下，日本男性的就業(yè)率約為80％,。在企業(yè)高管方面,，女性比例的情況更糟,，在日本經(jīng)理總?cè)藬?shù)中僅占2.8％，與20年前的1％相比略有上升,。

????After two decades of stagnation, Japan has developed a plan to reverse its spectacular failure to respond to the Internet age. Its secret weapon? Women.

????Tokyo thinks that Japan's women -- who are, on average, better educated than their male counterparts -- should lead the charge in building new Japanese tech startups. The Japanese government plans to help Japanese women launch new companies as part of the country's economic revitalization measures, known interchangeably as the "Japan is Back" campaign or Abenomics, named after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

????As part of this program, Japan's government has allocated 20 billlion yen (around $200 million USD) for a fund to support young female entrepreneurs . Startup founders also can apply for special low-interest loans from banks.

????Prime Minister Abe aims to kickstart economic growth through a combination of what he has dubbed "arrows" of action, including quantitative easing, public infrastructure spending, and the devaluation of the yen. Encouraging women's business aspirations is considered Abe's fourth arrow.

????"Women are Japan's great underused asset," says Hitoshi Masuda, former director of the governmental startups and technology agency in Tokyo, who is leader in the "Japan is Back" campaign. "They will be a driving force in building a stronger economy based on entrepreneurship."

????To help women who want to work and raise a family, Abe is suggesting women have three years paternity leave, which is comparable to what many workers receive in Europe. New legislation will be presented to the Japanese parliament this year to allow full-time workers to take parental leave for three years.

????Policymakers also need to showcase the advantages of entrepreneurship and put in place financial incentives that reduce risk for would-be entrepreneurs, says Masuda. They will also need to increase day-care funding.

????Such moves are an absolute must, says Tobias Harris, a blogger and political commentator in Japan. "There should be an enabling of more women to participate in the workforce, which means equalizing pay and status and providing better support for families."

????Japan has its work cut out for itself. The nation ranks 101st out of 135 countries in the latest Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It has a dearth of women entrepreneurs -- only 4% of the nation's total. Indeed, it has a noticeable lack of entrepreneurs altogether. Overall, Japan has the lowest number of entrepreneurs per capita in the industrialized world -- just 1.9% in Japan, compared to 4.9% in the U.S.

????Japan's female employment rate stands at around 60%, compared to about 80% for men. In executive roles, women fare even worse, accounting for only 2.8% of all managers in the country, up from 1% 20 years ago.