International Symposium
Women, Work, and the Law
- Promoting Gender Equality in the Workplace -
- Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United States -
Time : Tuesday, June 24, 2003 13:00-18:00
Place : Canadian Embassy Theater B2 (7-3-38 Akasaka Minato-ku Tokyo)
Sponsored by : The Asia Foundation (TAF), the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), the Canadian Embassy
Supported by : the International Labour Organization (ILO)
Gender discrimination at the workplace is not limited to Japan. At this symposium, experts from four industrialized democracies - the US, Japan, Germany, and Canada - will examine 1) what challenges and opportunities a fluctuating economy and changing labor markets present to working women, 2) what has been or should be done to create a more gender-equal work environment for women, and 3) how laws can serve as instruments of reform. Please join us for this timely event.
(Simultaneous interpretation : Japanese/English/German
- Free admission - No smoking - No parking)
P R O G R A M
| Moderator : (Ms) Mitsuko Horiuchi ILO Special Advisor on Gender Issues, Director, ILO Tokyo Branch Office |
| 13:00-15:00 |
Panel 1 Working Women in a Changing Labor Market
- Dr. Christine Bergmann former Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth (1998-2002), Germany
- (Ms) Tracey Edwards Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, USA
- (Ms) Machiko Osawa Professor, Dept. of Studies on Contemporary Society, Japan Women's University
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| 15:30-17:30 |
Panel 2 The Role of Law as an Instrument for Change
- Gebhard Hielscher Director, FES Tokyo Office, lawyer, Germany
- (Ms) Veronique Marleau Attorney, Canada
- (Ms) Mitsuko Miyachi Attorney, Working Women's Network (WWN), Japan
- (Mr) Hiroya Nakakubo Professor of Law, Dept. of Law and Economics, Chiba University
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Those wishing to attend, kindly send your name, affiliation, e-mail address, phone and fax nos.
by e-mail : general@tafjapan.org or fax : 03-3442-3320 to
The Asia Foundation Japan Office
Kowa Hiro-o Bldg. 2F 2-32, Minami Azabu 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel : 03-3441-8291
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