| 1．Date | June 1, 2010 (Tuesday) 10:30～16:00 |
| 2．Venue | Chungcheongnam-do Women’s Policy Development Institute, Korea |
| 3．Theme | “Measures to Expand the Participation of Women in Japan and Korea in Local Politics” |
| 4．Number of attendees | Approx. 100 |
| 5．Organizers | Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) Chungcheongnam-do Women’s Policy Development Institute (CWPDI) |
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| Participants in the first session |
With the theme “Measures to Expand the Participation of Women in Japan and Korea in Local Politics,” the Third Japan-Korea Joint Seminar was held on June, 2010 to present a wide variety of measures to encourage more women to participate in politics.
The date of the seminar was timely as the Korean local election was held on June 2, 2010, the day after the seminar. And in Japan, a House of Councilors (upper house) election was held in July.
The first session in the morning dealt mainly with presentations of examples and experiences related to the participation of women in local politics in Japan and Korea. The second session in the afternoon focused on measures to promote such participation.
| Morning | First Session Participation of Women in Korea and Japan in Local Politics: Examples and Experiences Coordinator: Kuniko YOSHIZAKI (President, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women) |
| Presentation 1: Policy Development Processes seen through my Activities as a Council Member (KIM Suk-Hyang, Council Member of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province) | |
| Presentation 2: Promotion of Women’s Participation in Politics on a Citizen Level (Mayumi MATSUO, Former Member of the Kitakyushu Ms. 21 Committee Association) | |
| Panelist 1: KIM Eui-Kon (President of the Korean Association of International Studies) | |
| Panelist 2: Cho Hwa-Sung (Chief of the Multicultural Team of the Chungcheongnam-do Women’s Policy Development Institute) | |
| General Discussion | |
| Afternoon | Second Session Participation of Women in Japan and Korea in Local Politics: Promotion Measures Coordinator: CHO Chung-Nam (President of the Society of Modern Anthropology) |
| Presentation 1: Measures to Expand the Participation of Women in Politics in Japanese Local Areas (Harumichi YUASA, Vice President of Kyushu International University) | |
| Presentation 2: Measures to Promote the Participation of Women in Local Politics: Focus on the Concept of Networks, as well as on Home and Overseas Examples (SUH Heon Joo, Chief of the Social Welfare Team of the Chungcheongnam-do Women’s Policy Development Institute) | |
| Panelist 1: Eom Tae-Seok (Professor at Seowon University) | |
| Panelist 2: Hwang Chang-Yeon (Chief of Female Human Resources Development Team of the Chungcheongnam-do Women’s Policy Development Institute) | |
| General Discussion |
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| Participants in the second session |
Each seminar was comprised of two presentations, followed by comments and questions from panelists regarding the presentations; a general discussion; questions from the audience and then a summary by the coordinator.
One of the examples explained in the morning session was Kitakyushu City’s system in which the public, through such organizations as the Kitakyushu Ms. 21 Committee Association, make policy recommendations to administrative organizations. This explanation was received with great interest and surprise by the audience, with later had many questions for the panelists. The afternoon session featured discussions focusing on election systems and networks as influential factors to expand the participation of women in politics.
At both sessions, the audience listened to the discussion very attentively.
