Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality

February 21, 2020

"Kagayaki School", Women's Healthcare Educational ProgramOpen a New Window

Organizer:
Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd. and Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd
Location:
Multiple high schools across the country
Date:
February 2020 to June 2020
Overview:
Kagayaki School sends a gynecologist to high schools to offer a visiting class to support education on women's health, including menstruation, contraception, reproductive health, female-specific diseases and life and family planning. The program aims to enhance adolescents' literacy on women's health and empower them to maintain work-life-health balance and achieve their career and social aspirations.

WikiGap in Kanagawa (Hinamatsuri Wikipedia 2)Open a New Window

Organizer:
Kanagawa Prefectural Library
Location:
Kanagawa Prefectural Library (9-2 Momijigaoka, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa)
Date:
2020.3.1(sun) 10:00-16:00
Overview:
WikiGap is the event to write articles about woman in Wikipedia, the world's largest online and user generated encyclopedia, and aim to achieve gender balance on the internet. Participants will write or edit articles of women related to Kanagawa.

Family-friendly Event of the Bone Health Education! - Mam and Dad can Change Children's Future Bone -Open a New Window

Organizer:
Bone Health Care Center fof Children and AYA generation, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital
Location:
Toshima Civic Center 8F
Date:
2020, Feb 8th
Overview:
Bone health is one of the most important factors for women's health. Working on bone health care from childhood prevents future osteoporosis. We will hold the educational event open to the public by specialists of the bone health care research.

GR8 Talk on ‘Diversity & Sustainability’Open a New Window

Organizer:
GR8 Institute
Location:
The Embassy of France, Tokyo (4 Chome-11-44 Minami Azabu, Minato City, Tokyo 106-8514)
Date:
February 27th, 2020
Overview:
This conference includes a panel of Foreign Diplomats and key Japanese experts sharing their valuable insight with a primary focus on the impact of cultural/gender diversity and the influence of diversity of thoughts on sustainability, as well as sustainable investments, Artificial Intelligence and Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance. The last session will include an open discussion where the audience can ask questions and exchange ideas with the panelists. Be a part of the change!

ASEAN Japan Women Entrepreneurs' Linkage Program (AJWELP)Open a New Window

Organizer:
ASEAN -Japan Centre
Location:
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Date:
10-13 February 2020
Overview:
AJWELP provides a package of support to women startups in ASEAN. The participating entrepreneurswill have an opportunity to learn to become right entrepreneurs, to improve presentation skills, and tocreate networking with companies, senior entrepreneurs and AJWELP peers.

International Symposium: ASIA from 2020 to 2025Open a New Window

Organizer:
Female Researchers with Doctor's degree of Saitama University (FeRDSU)
Location:
With You SAITAMA 4th Floor Seminar Room
Date:
February 29th (Sat.), 2020; 14:00 - 16:20 (Doors Open 13:30)
Overview:
This symposium aims to deepen friendly relations among Asian countries and to encourage SDGs/Society5.0 by Asian women. In the symposium, female researchers including Ph.D. students will make their research presentations wearing their traditional costumes. Also, Former Ambassador for Women, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, will attend and give speech on the International Symposium.

WiDS Tokyo @ Yokohama City UniversityOpen a New Window

Organizer:
The Yokohama City University Data Science Promotion Center
Location:
WingArc1st, Minato Ward Tokyo
Date:
18th March 2020
Overview:
The Yokohama City University Data Science Promotion Center (YCU-DSPC) will hold a symposium "WiDS Tokyo @ Yokohama City University" with the aim of inviting new human resources (especially female persons) to this area.
This symposium consists of presentations and discussions at public places, mainly by women who are active in this field (or are expected to be active in the future), about aspects related activities of data scientists.

[All life is treasure] For the wisdom through living to peoples beyond the country and the earthOpen a New Window

Organizer:
Child Home Project
Location:
27th One World Festival
Date:
At day 2 February 2020
Overview:
[All life is treasure] For the wisdom through living to peoples beyond the country and the earth
  1. Let’s talking to your mission from a formative experience
  2. Let’s talking about women empowerment by child care and and career in a development country’s
  3. Let’s learning about Diversity and inclusion in a development country
  4. Plant and Earth Health
  5. Let’s enjoying to African traditional musical

Women’s Leadership Summit 2020Open a New Window

Organizer:
University Student Chamber International
Location:
EDGEof 1-11-3 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041
Date:
The 28th of March
Overview:
Under the collaboration of the public and private sectors, we create a social innovation platform where global professionals inspire young game-changers to empower Japanese women and solve gender-related issues. On the day of this event, we will exchange our opinions and strategies regarding this matter, and the participants will be able to interact with international youth and the global professionals at the panel discussion.

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