Gender Equality and the Young Generation
As a culmination of a month of activities around International Women’s Day on 8 March, H.E. Dr Patricia Flor, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan, is organising a dialogue among Ambassadors, Diet members and youth under the theme "Gender Equality and the Young Generation”, touching upon issues such as education, political participation, violence and sexual harassment, the “glass ceiling”, separate surnames for married couples and work-life balance.
Date and time: 15:30 – 16:30, Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Venue: Zoom (for general public)
Participation: Maximum 500 people / Registration free of charge
Organised by: Delegation of the European Union to Japan
Supported by: JOICFP (Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning)
#男女共同参画ってなんですか (“What does Gender Equality mean to you?”: youth group)
Registration: Please register using the link below. We will send you an invitation and detailed information to the registered email address.
http://euin.jp/20210331-geayg-registration
Programme:
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15:30- 15:35 |
Opening |
MC Ms Fumie Saito, Global Advocacy Manager, JOICFP |
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Welcoming Remarks
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H.E. Dr Patricia Flor, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan MP Toshiko Abe, LDP, Chairman of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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15:35 -16:00 |
Ambassadors’ interventions (5 min. each) |
Topics 1. Role of youth, education and civil society 2. Violence against women, sexual harassment, sexism 3. Women in politics; sound basis for policy-making (data, statistics) 4. Women employment, equal pay, glass ceilings 5. Role of men, work-life balance - Ms Ana Vatamaniuc, Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova (Topic 1) - H.E. Ambassador Ina Lepel, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (Topic 2) - Ms Tsilavo Randrianjafy, Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar (Topic 3) - H.E. Ambassador Melba Pria, Embassy of the United Mexican States (Topic 4) - H.E. Ambassador Per-Erik Högberg, Embassy of Sweden (Topic 5) |
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16:00-16:10 |
Comments from Youth |
Comments from youth participants present - Ms Ayano Sakurai (Representative, #What does Gender Equality mean to you?”) - Ms Asuka Someya (Executive Director, NPO Pilcon) - Mr Soushi Matsuoka (Chairperson, General Incorporated Association Fair) Comments from participants online (read out by MC) |
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16:10-16:25 |
Exchange of views with MPs (2 min. each)
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- Ms Karen Makishima, Liberal Democratic Party - Ms Hiromi Takase, Komeito - Mr Kazuya Kondo, Constitutional Democratic Party - Mr Satoshi Asano, Democratic Party for the People - Ms Yoshiko Kira, Japanese Communist Party - Ms Mizuho Fukushima, Social Democratic Party of Japan |
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16:25- 16:30 |
Closing Remarks |
MP Ms Karen Makishima, Director, Youth Division, LDP |
