Women’s Leadership Forum Held in Tokyo

On February 14, the Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee hosted an event, attended by some 1,600 people both in-person and online, titled “Women’s Leadership Forum—I Will Change the Future ” in Tokyo. Naoe Yakiya, director of the UN Women Japan Liaison Office, gave a keynote lecture. She emphasized the importance of recognizing unconscious biases as well as those imposed by society and, regardless of gender, building allies to create an environment in which women can take up leadership roles and gender bias can be reduced. 

At the panel discussion that followed, Sachie Joto, founder of a children’s community cafeteria, graduate student in development economics Yuki Nihei and human rights educator Aiki Matsukura shared their diverse experiences and perspectives of leadership. Ms. Matsukura was featured in the Changemakers: Stories of Young Human Rights Educators documentary.