The Sasakawa USA Women’s Advancement Network (SWAN) advances the work of mid-to-senior-level female leaders who are contributing to strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance through their work in government, think tanks, media, academia, grassroots organizations, and the private sector. To accomplish this, SWAN facilitates dialogue on timely issues, cultivates opportunities for collaboration, and builds an empowered community of interconnected women.

SWAN convenes in-person roundtable discussions, symposia, and exchanges featuring leaders who are addressing current and future opportunities and challenges faced by the United States and Japan in areas such as security, diplomacy, trade, technology, and social innovation. SWAN programming provides a venue for substantive discussion on current global affairs while also creating opportunities for networking and exploring opportunities for future collaboration.

Past SWAN discussion topics have included:

• Supporting and promoting women’s contributions to U.S.-Japan relations
• Japanese domestic politics in the context of economic security challenges
• Promoting women’s leadership in trade in the Indo-Pacific region
• Integrating the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) agenda into U.S.-Japan alliance coordination