Advancing Diversity and Inclusion During COVID-19
October 1, 2020On October 1, 2020, Sasakawa USA was pleased to host Minister Yoko Kamikawa, recently selected to serve as the Minister of Justice for the new cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. In this virtual roundtable, Min. Kamikawa discussed the impact of COVID-19 on women in Japan, women’s leadership in business and politics in Japan, and how Japan can increase diversity in political leadership during COVID-19.
Ms. Magazine essay examines challenges for women of color in defense and foreign relations careers
January 18, 2018Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA Program Assistant Brittney Washington outlines some of the challenges unique to women of color as they pursue careers in defense and foreign relations in a recent article for Ms. Magazine. Washington, who co-wrote the piece with Jeesue Lee, a former researcher at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in the national security sector in “To Pluck a Brown Feathered Goose: On Being a Woman of Color in National Security.”
Tags: Defense, diversity, Foreign Relations, in the news, national security, women of color
High Court Decisions Augur Long Road to Women’s Equality in Japan
April 5, 2016Author: Muta Kazue
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
This column, “High Court Decisions Augur Long Road to Women’s Equality in Japan,” is available through a partnership between Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA and Nippon.com. The article originally was written and published in Japanese on March 3, 2016 and in English on March 24, 2016. For the original posting, click here. On December 16
Tags: civil rights, conservatism, constitution, discrimination, diversity, equal rights, equality, gender, gender bias, husband, Japan, justices, last name, maiden name, paternalism, paternity, pregnancy, social issues, spouse, supreme court, supreme court of japan, surname, United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, wife, women's equality, women's rights
Univ. of Tokyo struggles with low proportion of female students
June 4, 2015Categories: Daily Japan News
The University of Tokyo is facing challenges in class diversity, with a low proportion of female students.
Tags: diversity, gender, University of Tokyo, women