WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP
In recent years, greater focus than ever before has been placed on the wide gaps that exist in the ability of men and women to fully participate in their societies. JCIE has long recognized that diversity is the key to fully unlocking the creativity and competitiveness of society, and we carry out initiatives that seek to empower women leaders and promote greater gender balance.
CURRENT PROGRAMS
RELATED ACTIVITIES
2023 Japanese Women Leaders Delegation to the US
September 11–15, 2023 | Washington DC
JCIE brought a delegation of six Japanese women leaders from political and business sectors to Washington DC to participate in a weeklong series of activities to explore issues related to US-Japan rel…
2023 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue STEM Roundtable
September 14, 2023 | Washington DC
During the visit of a delegation of Japanese women leaders to Washington DC, JCIE organized a semi-public roundtable discussion on Capitol Hill focusing on US-Japan collaboration on gender equity in S…
2023 US Young Political Leaders 50th Anniversary Delegation to Japan
January 21–28, 2023 | Tokyo, Nagano
Celebrating 50 years of partnership between JCIE and the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), a delegation of 5 US Young Political Leaders traveled to Japan to meet with a variety of p…
2022 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue | Tokyo Meetings
May 29, 2022 | Tokyo
A roundtable on recent developments in women’s issues was held, taking advantage of a visit to Japan by Dialogue Co-chair Rep. Diana DeDegette (D-CO). This was followed by a smaller lunch meeting that…
2022 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue
January–March 2022 | Online
READ THE REPORT JCIE is holding the 2022 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue, a three-part virtual discussion bringing together more than 40 women leaders from across multiple sectors from the United Stat…
US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue
March–April 2021 | Online
JCIE held a three-session, online US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue to convene top women leaders from varying walks of life. Two leading legislators, Hon. Seiko Noda and Hon. Diana DeGette, were the co-…
Diet Women's Study Group | 7th Meeting
February 4, 2021 | Online
Yoko Takeda, Chief Economist and General Manager, Research Center for Policy and Economy, Mitsubishi Research Institute, met with the Diet Women’s Study Group to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the…
Women's Leadership | Webinar on Global Women in Science
March 26, 2020 | Online
As part of its program on Women’s Leadership, JCIE served as a co-host on this webinar highlighting the stories of two young women leaders in science and the challenges they have faced.
Diet Women's Study Group | 6th Meeting
January 21, 2020 | Tokyo
Nobuo Tanaka, chairman of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and former executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), met with the Diet Women’s Study Group to discuss Japan’s energy security…
Diet Women's Study Group | 5th Meeting
December 11, 2019 | Tokyo
The Study Group met with AI expert Kenji Kushida to learn about the impact that artificial intelligence is having on the economy and society, and what opportunities lie ahead for Japan.
2019 US Young Political Leaders Delegation to Japan
November 16–26, 2019 | Tokyo, Kochi, Aichi
A bipartisan delegation of six state and local-level US political leaders visited Tokyo, Kochi Prefecture, and Aichi Prefecture for a series of meetings and roundtables with a variety of policymakers,…
Diet Women's Study Group | 4th Meeting
September 9, 2019 | Tokyo
The Study Group discussed the issues of migration and refugees with a leading expert from a Japanese NPO.
Diet Women's Study Group | 3rd Meeting
June 28, 2019 | Tokyo
Silvana Koch-Mehrin, founder and president of Women Political Leaders, a network of female politicians worldwide, spoke with the Diet members at the Study Group on Empowering Women Political Leaders i…
Diet Women's Study Group | 2nd Meeting
May 20, 2019 | Tokyo
JCIE Senior Fellow Hitoshi Tanaka spoke with the Diet members spoke with the Diet members at the Study Group on Empowering Women Political Leaders in Japan about critical international security issues…
Diet Women's Study Group | 1st Meeting
March 18, 2019 | Tokyo
The Diet Women’s Study Group’s first session featured former UN Under-Secretary-General Yukio Takasu, who spoke with the group about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), asking what Japan should…
Related Publications
Report of the 2023 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue | Empowering Our Future
Kimberly Gould Ashizawa
2024
Report on the findings from the 2023 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue, which featured a visit to the US by six Japanese political and business leaders to discuss US-Japan and international relations, w…
Report of the 2022 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue | Moving the Needle on Gender Equity through US-Japan Collaboration
Kimberly Gould Ashizawa
December 2022
A report on the 2022 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue, held virtually, features recommendations based on the discussions among 40 women from politics, business, media, think tanks, and civil society.
Report of the 2021 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue | Seeking the "Next Normal"—Creating a Post-Pandemic World Where Women (and Men) Can Thrive
Kimberly Gould Ashizawa
July 2021
A report on the 2021 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue, held virtually in March–April 2021, featuring a series of recommendations based on the discussions among 40 women from politics, business, media,…
Common Ground and Common Obstacles: US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue
Japan Center for International Exchange
2018
Highlights of a two-day discussion among American and Japanese women leaders on the shared political, security, and societal challenges facing their countries and on ways to advance women’s leadership…
A Gender Agenda: Asia-Europe Dialogue 3
Chia Siow Yue, ed.
2006
This third volume examines the economic empowerment of women through entrepreneurship development at the grassroots level; the authors demonstrate this through an analysis of six case studies.
A Gender Agenda: Asia-Europe Dialogue 2
Liz Bavidge, ed.
October 2003
This book is a summary report on the conference, “A Gender Agenda 2: Asia-Europe Dialogue—Transformational Approaches to the Roles of Women and Men in Economic Life and Political Decision-Making.”
A Gender Agenda: Asia-Europe Dialogue
Delfin Colomé, Yoriko Meguro, Tadashi Yamamoto, eds.
2001
This book reports on the conference, which signified the first occasion for women and men with various backgrounds and expertise to gather from throughout Asia and Europe to discuss gender issues from…
Japan-US Women Leaders Dialogue: Community Development and the Role of Women
Institute for International Education (IIE) and Japan Center for International Exchange
1994
A delegation of six women leaders from various regions of the United States traveled to Japan in January–February 1993, and six Japanese women leaders visited the United States in June of the same yea…