Masae Ishikawa, Director of Japan Office, UN Women (United Nations Women's Organization) 2022 Lecture (July 16, 2022)

≪Yokohama International Human Resource Development Project≫

―Lecture by Japanese staff of the United Nations for university students in Yokohama-

International Career Lecture for University Students in Yokohama City (2nd in 2022)

Co-sponsored by International Affairs Bureau Ferris Jogakuin University

"United Nations Initiatives on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment"

●Date and time of implementation:
Saturday, July 16, 2022 10:00-11:40 JST
NY time Friday, July 15, 2022 21:00 to 22:40

●Speaker:
Masae Ishikawa, Director, Japan Office, UN Women (United Nations Women's Organization)

●Method of implementation: Online

●Participant:
Approximately 40 students, including students enrolled in Yokohama City University and High School

●Contents of the lecture:
・SDGs - Gender Equality in the World and Its Challenges
・UN Women's Initiatives
・Working as a United Nations employee, etc.

　
The lecture included quizzes on the historical flow of gender equality and women's empowerment, as well as the current situation in the world and Japan.

In addition to introducing examples of activities at the UN Women Japan Office, he also talked about how he became a UN employee, what he felt during working at the United Nations, career development, and received an ale for students.

In the Q & A session, there were a wide range of questions about "United Nations activities to improve the status of women in which students can participate", "The highest number of female winners in the Upper House election ever", "The necessity of studying at graduate school or studying abroad when working at the United Nations" and received specific answers based on your background and experience at the field.

From the students who participated.
"By looking at actual data and numbers, we can clearly see the problems."
"I was interested in gender equality, but I realized again that I had a fixed concept."
"I wanted to raise my voice and become a member of a society where gender disparities disappear."
"When I talked roughly, I felt that working at the United Nations, which had a high threshold, became familiar."
I received such an impression.