Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality
World Assembly for Women: WAW! 2022
Concept Note
Listening to the Voice of Youth: Proposal for the Future
Participants (Regularly Updated)
Session 1

- JIBU Renge
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Institute of Liberal Arts, Associate Professor (Moderator)
- AITO Sara
- Internatioinal School 8th grade Student
- FURUI Kosuke
- CEO, POTETO Media, Inc
- ISHIDA Ken
- Chief Editor, The HEADLINE
- MITARASHI Kana
- Clinical Psychotherapist / Licensed Psychologist/ Vice Director, NPO “mimosas”
- OSANAI Ayame
- Food Culture Researcher
- Joyce TRINDADE
- Municipal Secretary for Women's Policies and Promotion in the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro
- HASEGAWA Mila
- Model (Rapporteur)
Session 2

- IUE Minako
- Chair/CEO, Sailors for the Sea Japan (Moderator)
- Skye BORK
- Consultant/ Writer/ Activist
- Joe Calvin (ISHIYAMA Joe Calvin)
- Fashion Model
- Dominika DEMLOVA
- Consultant at Deloitte
- LEE Yoonji
- CEO of CEEDA Inc
- Michael SINGER
- Sophomore at University of Pennsylvania(virual)
- Shani ZANESCU
- Climate tech Investor/ co-founder PLANETech
- SUNAMI Sako
- Tohoku University, Faculty of Science (Rapporteur)
Current situation and challenges to be discussed
According to the World Economic Forum, it will take another 132 years for the world to achieve gender equality(note1). What should be done now to build a gender-equal future for the next generation? The percentage of women in their teens and twenties moving out of rural areas continues to be higher than that of men in the same age group(note2), and it has been pointed out that one of the factors contributing to the outflow is deep-rooted gender stereotypes. Without creating rural areas that are attractive to women, the sustainable development of local communities will not be possible. At the WAW! 2022, we would like to actively listen to the voices of youth for the future. It is the youth who will build a new society. We would like to seriously consider how we can reflect their voices in the present.
Discussion Topics
- How do young people in Japan and other countries envision the ideal society? What do they seek from educators and educational institutions to realize their vision?
- What kind of education do young people think is necessary to prevent unexpected pregnancy, sexual violence, and discrimination, and to enable individuals to have the right to self-determination?
- What are some good examples of activities by young people who have been leaders in moving society and people to achieve gender equality? What can we do as individuals to create a better tomorrow?
- What messages would you like to deliver to the speakers of the WAW! 2022 from various fields, and to their governments?
- (note1) World Economic Forum, “Global Gender Gap Report 2022”
p.5
- (note2) 内閣府男女共同参画局、“令和4年版男女共同参画白書” (PDF)
p.140 (Japanese)