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| 1．Date |
October 31(Sat.), 2015 |
| 2．Venue |
5th Floor Large Seminar Room, Kitakyushu Municipal Gender Equality Center MOVE |
| 3．Capacity |
100 seats |
| 4．Participation fee |
Free of charge |
| 5．Organizer |
Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) |
| 6．Outline |
“Promoting Active Participation by Women – In Cooperation with Asia”
As one of the main pillars of the growth strategy established by the Japanese government, diverse measures are now underway to promote more active participation by women. Addressing this important contemporary theme, the symposium will include an introduction to related problems, future visions, examples, etc., as well as an exchange of information and opinions, from the perspectives of Asian countries and the rest of the world. The symposium will also explore what can be done to promote more active participation by women in society.
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| 7．Theme |
At the keynote address of this international symposium, Ms. Asako Osaki, an expert on development policies and gender issues who is active in a wide variety of organizations, including a government-affiliated body, an international organization, an NGO, and a research institute, will speak about future visions and current problems regarding active participation by women in Japan and other Asian countries. Afterwards, panelists from foreign countries (specifically, Hong Kong and Vietnam) will give presentations. In addition, by listening to Japanese panelists and learning about their experiences and the reality of active participation by women in Japan, the audience will explore what can be done to promote more active participation by women in society. |
| 8．Program |
October 31 (Sat.), 2015 13:30-16:00
* Japanese, English and Vietnamese simultaneous interpretation services are provided.
13:30-13:40 Opening Ceremony
13:40-14:20 Keynote Speech
– Ms. Asako Osaki (Visiting Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University / Director, Plan Japan)
14:30-16:00 Panel Discussion, Q&A
Panelists
– Ms. Asako Osaki (Visiting Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University / Director, Plan Japan)
– Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet （Vietnam / Vice president of Hanoi Women’s Union）
– Ms. Clarie LO (Hong Kong / Member of the Steering Committee of the Hong Kong Basic Law. Member of the Appeal Board of the Financial Disputes Resolution Council)
– Ms. Masako Katsuki (Sales Manager, Kitakyushu Head Office, The Nishinippon Shimbun)
– Mr. Harumichi Yuasa (Professor, Institute of Information Security / Director, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women)
14:30-15:30 Panelist individual speech (15min each)
– Ms.Nguyen Thi Tuyet
– Ms. Clarie LO
– Ms. Masako Katsuki
– Mr. Harumichi Yuasa
15:30- 16:00 Free discussion and Q & A with five panelists organized by coordinator
<Coordinator>
Ms. Mitsuko Horiuchi（President, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women）
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Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) is pleased to announce its FY2015 recruitment of our foreign correspondents. KFAW foreign correspondents program aims at expanding an information network through reports on the status of women in the world. So far 279 correspondents from 41 countries have reported their cultures, women’s status and social issues from gender perspective.
We suppose every country or region might have expressions or customs based on stereotypical gender roles. These are challenges to be addressed by society as a whole to make use of full capacities of men and women. We would like you to give us your original reports on how men and women equally take active parts in society free from stereotyped perception for gender roles.
| 1．Number of Recruits |
5 persons |
| 2．Qualifications |
（１）KFAW is soliciting foreign correspondents who are residents principally in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan. (Nationality or gender is not a factor)
（２）Correspondents must turn in 3 reports in Japanese or English. |
| 3．Term |
July, 2015 ～ March, 2016 |
| 4．Application |
Applicants must submit the following items to us by May 31, 2015 (Sun.) through e-mail (info@kfaw.or.jp)
（１）Application form （profiles within 150 words in English)
（２）1st report (Up to 1,200 Japanese characters or up to 700 English words.)
（３）Photograph/s related to your report with caption. (please reduce the total size of pictures less than 3MB) |
| 5．Honorarium |
8,000JPY／1 report （only for successful applicants） |
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| 1．Date |
December 6 (Saturday), 2014 13:30-16:00 |
| 2．Venue |
5th Floor Large Seminar Room, Kitakyushu Municipal Gender Equality Center ,MOVE 11-4 Otemachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, 803-0814, JAPAN |
| 3．Capacity |
| 4．Participation fee |
Free of charge |
| 5．Organizer |
Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) |
| 6．Symposium Objective |
This symposium aims to improve the understanding of and promote entrepreneurship by women in Japan and other countries in Asia, and demonstrate its link to the stimulation of economies and women’s empowerment. This will be achieved by studying the current status and actual conditions of women and entrepreneurship, as well as the ways to support women entrepreneurs in Japan and other Asian countries. |
| 7．Theme |
“Entrepreneurship: An Emerging Source of Employment for Women”
Entrepreneurship is a style of work that has been noted by both men and women as a way to fully demonstrate his or her capabilities and experience. For women, in particular, entrepreneurship highlights the advantages of flexibility and is unconcerned with age or sex.
It is crucial for the socio-economic revitalization of both Japan and other Asian countries to promote women’s participation in the economy and society as entrepreneurs where they can fully demonstrate their capabilities and experiences.
However, women face a number of issues, including cases where a woman may have less work experience than her male counterpart, and women who try to both work and fulfil household duties, such as raising children or doing housework.
At this international symposium, Ms. Keiko Osaki-Tomita of the United Nations will introduce some of the measures being taken by the UN to support entrepreneurship based on the Midterm Review Meeting of the Evidence and Data for Gender Equality Initiative, a UN meeting of experts on statistics that will be held from December 3 to 5, 2014 in Kitakyushu. Ms. Eriko Yamaguchi of Motherhouse Co. & Ltd., a company founded to sell bags in Japan and Taiwan, Province of China, that have been produced in factories in Bangladesh, will speak with the audience about her story as a women entrepreneur.
Information on the current state of women entrepreneurs in the Philippines, a country known globally for its progressive stance on women’s activities, will be presented, and a panel discussion will be held, which will add information about activities to support women entrepreneurs in Indonesia, as well as the support and activities being promoted for women entrepreneurs both in Kitakyushu and Japan. |
| 8．Detailed Programme |
December 6, 2014 13:30-16:00
* Japanese and English simultaneous interpretation services are provided.
13:30-13:40 Opening Ceremony
13:40-14:20 Keynote Speech (20min each)
– Ms. Keiko Osaki -Tomita (Chief, Demographic and Social Statistics Branch, United Nations Statistics Division)
– Ms. Eriko Yamaguchi (CEO, Motherhouse Co. & Ltd.)
14:20-14:30 Q&A for Keynote Speech
14:35-16:00 Panel Discussion, Q&A
<Panelists>
– Ms. Eriko Yamaguchi (CEO, Motherhouse Co., Ltd.)
– Ms. Lina V. Castro (Interim Deputy National Statistician, Philippine Statistics Authority）
– Ms. Gloria Arlini (Assistant Director, Nusantara Development Initiatives, Singapore)
– Mr. Hidetoshi Yoshimura (Professor, the University of Kitakyushu)
14:35-15:20 Panelist individual speech (15min each)
– Ms. Lina V. Castro
– Ms. Gloria Arlini
– Mr. Hidetoshi Yoshimura
15:20- 16:00 Free discussion and Q & A with four panelists organized by coordinator
<Coordinator>
Ms. Mitsuko Horiuchi（President, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women） |
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Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) is pleased to announce its FY2014 recruitment of our foreign correspondents. KFAW foreign correspondents program aims at expanding an information network through reports on the status of women in the world. So far 271 correspondents from 40 countries have reported their cultures, women’s status and social issues from gender perspective.
We suppose every country or region might have expressions or customs based on stereotypical gender roles. These are challenges to be addressed by society as a whole to make use of full capacities of men and women. We would like you to give us your original reports on how men and women equally take active parts in society free from stereotyped perception for gender roles.
| 1．Number of Recruits |
3 persons |
| 2．Qualifications |
（１）KFAW is soliciting foreign correspondents who are residents principally in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan. (Nationality or gender is not a factor)
（２）Correspondents must turn in 3 reports in Japanese or English. |
| 3．Term |
July, 2014 ～ March, 2015 |
| 4．Application |
Applicants must submit the following items to us by May 31, 2014 (Sat.) through e-mail (info@kfaw.or.jp)
（１）Application form （profiles within 150 words in English)
（２）1st report (Up to 1,200 Japanese characters or up to 700 English words.)
（３）Photograph/s related to your report with caption. (please reduce the total size of pictures less than 3MB) |
| 5．Honorarium |
8,000JPY／1 report （only for successful applicants） |
