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Female Researcher Career Path Support Seminar, "Men Feeling Displaced, Women Pressed for Time: Challenges for Female Researchers Remain in the Workforce"

On October 4, 2016, Gifu University held a "Female Researcher Career Path Support Seminar" at the Gifu University Satellite Campus. This Seminar was held as part of "Seiryu-no-kuni (Pure Water Country) Gifu Women Support Project*" of an Initiative for the Implementation of the Diversity Research Environment (Collaboration Type), sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

As a guest speaker, Ms. Kiriu Minashita, a sociologist and poet gave a keynote speech titled, "Men Feeling Displaced, Women Pressed for Time: Challenges for Female Researchers Remain in the Workforce." In her speech, she talked about problems that many women are facing, a declining birthrate and relationship between men and women from various viewpoints and based on a rich store of data. The participants have become more aware of women issues thanks to her easy-to-understand way of talking.

A total of 61 people joined the seminar including the teaching and administrative staff of Gifu University and its partner organizations, researchers and citizens.
The seminar offered a rare opportunity for people to recognize many challenges that are posed to working women today, and to contemplate future business operations and the image of society we could purse.

Professor Masako Hayashi, Vice President for the Promotion of Gender
Equality and Diversity making an opening speech
Ms. Minashita, a guest speaker

"Seiryu-no-kuni (Pure Water Country) Gifu Women Support Project"
"Seiryu-no-kuni (Pure Water Country) Gifu Women Support Project" is part of the MEXT's "Initiative for Implementation of Diversity Research Environment (Collaboration Type)." The project aims to reinforce research activities of female researchers through unique partnership among Gifu University, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu Women's University and API CO., Ltd., and their joint research programs. It is also designed to revitalize local communities by enhancing mobility of female researchers within regions and securing workplaces for them. The project is expected to increase percentage of female researchers in workplace and their assignment for higher positions at universities (positions equal to or higher than lecturers or associate professors) by executing "positive actions" such as collaboration type joint research projects, open recruitment of female teaching staff and leadership education programs.

2016.10.17

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