Gender, Sexuality & Identity Group To Co-host Undergraduate Women’s Leadership Event

Tokyo College's "Gender, Sexuality & Identity" collaborative research group has been working with professors from UTokyo's Center for Global Education, Northwestern University, and Ochanomizu University to plan an event called "Redefining Leadership: Voices of Women Across Tokyo Campuses" that will take place on Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 12:00-14:00 at Ochanomizu University. Light refreshments will be provided since it will take place at lunch time. 

The event will be part-workshop and part-panel, and will feature undergraduate women leaders from UTokyo, Ochanomizu, and Keio University. It will be conducted in Japanese, but there will be simultaneous English interpretation available.

You can register for the event here and find more information here. 

Redefining Leadership: Voices of Women Across Tokyo Campuses

Abstract: What does it mean to be a "women leader" in Japan today? Female undergraduate students attending universities in Tokyo will gather on a panel and talk about leadership based on their own experiences. How have their cultural and social backgrounds supported or hindered their growth? Through sharing each of their own journeys, they will rethink leadership possibilities.

After the panel discussion, a participatory workshop will be held. While exchanging thoughts in small groups, audience members will be invited to reconsider "what is leadership" and explore what kinds of leaders they can build within themselves and those around them.