その二で紹介した部分のうち三番目のパラグラフを再掲する。 When reporting to the CEDAW Committee, the Japanese government admitted that “the image of women in the media, who were often portrayed as objects either of sex or violence, had a great impact” on gender stereotypes. The CEDAW Committee expressed concern about such stereotypes of women, “the prevalence of violence against women and girls and about women’s apparent reluctance to seek assistance from existing public institutions.” It also noted that “the penalty for rape is relatively lenient.” To prove rape in a court of law in Japan, judges often look at the level of violence perpetrated and/or the degree of resistance put up by the victim rather than whether the woman actually consented to intercourse.
ここで日本政府の見解として引用されているのは、その一で3番目に挙げられている文書のパラグラフ71である。この文書は、7月9日に行われたCEDAW委員会と日本政府代表団の会合の議事概要である。パラグラフの71は坂東眞理子内閣府男女共同参画局長（当時）の発言であり、パラグラフ66におけるTavares da Silva sai委員の質問に対する返答である。以下に両パラグラフの原文と邦訳を示す。
66. Ms. Tavares da Silva said that the report contained little information on efforts within the Ministry of Education to eliminate gender stereotypes through education, which was essential to cultural change. She also wondered if any research had been conducted on the image of women in the media and whether women had a presence in that occupation as decision makers, either as journalists or producers.
66.Tavares da Silva 氏は、報告書に、文部省内における教育を通じて性に関する固定観念を取り除く努力について殆ど情報が含まれておらず、教育は文化の変革に必須であると述べた。彼女はまた、メディアにおける女性のイメージに関する調査がなされているかどうか、また女性がこの職業にジャーナリストまたはプロデューサーまたはといった意思決定者として従事しているかどうかについて尋ねた。
71. The image of women in the media, who were often portrayed as objects either of sex or violence, had a great impact. The independent media in Japan would resist any form of direct government interference but it was hoped that they would regulate themselves. Only 10 per cent of print journalists were women; the percentage was even lower in television.
・引用に際して、“the image of women in the media, who were often portrayed as objects either of sex or violence, had a great impact”の後に勝手にon gender stereotypesと付け加えている。
