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1. International Symposium on Role Modeling for Women Researchers

Global mentors working in other countries and institutions will be asked to participate in a discussion about the problems women researchers, including themselves, face and what efforts they have made in developing measures to support women researchers.

The 2nd symposium (PDF:2.0MB)

Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Time: 14:00-17:10
Venue: Sophia University, Bldg 2, Rm2-1702
Language: English/Japanese
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My research career as a Principal Investigator (PI) for 20 years in the US and 10 years in Japan: A comparison of the situations for female scientists
Yoko Fujita-Yamaguchi
(Professor, Department of Applied Biochemistry, Tokai University School of Engineering)

Careers for women in science: challenges and resources in the Netherlands and the UK
Pauline Schaap
(Professor, Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK)

A happy woman scientist
Teresa Suarez
(Group leader, CIB Dicty Lab Madrid, Spain)

1^st symposium (PDF:1.46MB)

Speaker :
Dr. Patricia Rankin ( Department of physics, University of Colorado at Boulder )
Ms. Carole Capsalis ( LEAP (Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion) program manager, University of Colorado at Boulder )
Dr. Nobuko Yoshida ( Imperial College London, Department of Computing )
Date : Thursday, March 4, 14:00~17:10
Venue : Sophia University, Bldg 2, Rm2-1702

2. Seminars for Gender Equality

The goal of this seminar is to cultivate a workstyle that would hopefully spread through the entire university enabling women researchers to have careers that balance well with their personal lives. To achieve this, it is important for everyone to understand the difficulties during certain periods of pregnancy, childrearing, and caring for family who may be elderly or sick. Pioneers in this area within and outside of Sophia will be invited to speak to all of our students and staff in an attempt to promote further gender equality.

• 4^th Talk (PDF:1,503KB)
  'Ideal and reality - balancing work and your personal life -'
  Speaker : Ms. Mizuho Fukushima
  Date : Wednesday, February 16, 2011 13:30~15:00
  Venue : Bldg.2, 5 Floor, Room 508
  Ms. Mizuho Fukushima, Leader of Social Democratic Party and upper house member, will talk about work-life balance focusing on the 3rd Gender Equality Basic Plan that she worked on during her tenure as a Cabinet office Minister for Special Missions ( in charge : Low Birthrate, Consumer and Food Safety, and Gender Equality)

Previous Talks

• 3^rd Talk 'Participation in Society by Ladies in Medieval Japan' (PDF:314KB)
  Speaker : Dr. Yasuko Tabata ( Former President and Extraordinary Professor of Kyoto Tachibana University )
  Date : Friday, July 30, 2010 15:30~16:30
  Venue : Bldg.12 , 2nd Floor, Room201
• 2^nd Talk 'Social Background of the Support for Female Scientists' (PDF:314KB)
  Speaker : Dr. Hideo Okamoto ( Professor of Faculty of Human Science )
  Date : Tuesday, January 19, 14:30~15:20
  Venue : Central Library, 9th Floor, Room L921
• 1^st Talk 'Why Support for Female Scientists is Needed' (PDF:322KB)
  Speaker : Dr. Masako Sasaki ( Professor Emeritus, Tokai University )
  Date : Tuesday, October 20, 2009 14:30~15:20
  Venue : Central Library, 9th Floor, Room L921

3. Supporting Colloquium for Female Students

Women working as researchers in various organizations will be invited to attend and discuss their experiences and the situations in the places where they work. The goal will be to increase the number of undergraduates and graduates seeking to become researchers, as well as to give them concrete images of the sorts of careers they can aspire to.

• 7^th Colloquium (PDF:2.19MB)
  "Research Presentation from European Female Scientists"
  Date : Thursday, March 10, 2011 13:30~16:40
  Venue : Bldg.2, 5th Floor, Room508
  Presentations :
  'The transcriptional co-regulator PadA is involved in cell growth, aggregation and development in Dictyostelium discoideum'
  By Teresa Suarez (Group leader, CIB, Madrid, Spain)
  'From stress sensing to developmental control: evolution of multi-cellularity in the social amoebas'
  By Pauline Schaap (Professor, Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK)
  Free discussion
  : Moderator: Dr. Tamao Saito ( Associate Professor, Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University )

We are welcoming 2 female scientists from UK and Spain to present their research outcome. Please feel free to join the intriguing discussion by researchers from Japan and Europe.

Past Colloquiums

• 6^th Colloquium (PDF:548KB)
  "Career Path to be an Academic Researcher"
  Speaker : Dr. Junko Hayase ( Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Physico - Informatics, Keio University )
  Date : Tuesday, December 7, 15:30~17:00
  Venue : Bldg.3 , 3rd Floor, Room 376

  

  Dr. Hayase talked about the general career path for researchers - Graduate studies, Post-Doctoral studies, and being a researcher - introducing her own version as well. She seemed to be seen as a wonderful role model for female students as she produced research results without inhibition in spite of rarity of female scientists in physics. Attendees asked down-to-earth questions such as how it is to proceed to the doctor’s course, or necessity of English in scientific careers.

• 5^th Colloquium (PDF:747KB)
  "Pursuing Technical Research at a Broadcasting Company Balancing with Personal Life"
  Speaker : Dr. Yuko Yamanouchi ( Senior Research Engineer, Human & Information Science Research Division, Science & Technology Research Laboratories, Japan Broadcasting Organization )
  Date : Tuesday, October 26, 2010 15:30~17:00
  Venue : Central Library, 9th Floor, Room L-912

  

  Dr. Yamanouchi talked about her research history, career path, and her personal work-life balance. Students attended said, "it was quite informative to know the reality of working ladies", or "As we could hear about her professional career at the laboratory and her personal life, it left a mark on us"

• 4^th Colloquium (PDF:326KB)
  "Rearing 3 kids with Full Time Job"
  Speaker : Ms. Yumiko Miyano (Research and Development Center, from Toshiba Semi-conductor Corporation )
  Date : Friday, November 26, 13:30~15:00
  Venue : Build. 2, 5th Floor, room510

  

  This Colloquium was held as Supporting Colloquium for female Students for Broader Career Opportunities, and as a part of Child-Rearing Support. Ms. Miyano talked frankly about various topics such as support system of her company in child-rearing, difficulties as a working mother, or the support from the surroundings. One she said, 'What you can't do well is noticed, but the what you can do is taken for granted', which was well received. It was a very informative talk both for female students and child-rearing faculty staffs.

• 3^rd Colloquium (PDF:613KB)
  "My Way of Living - Chemistry, Work, and Child-Rearing"
  1^st Speaker : Ms. Sayuri Orihara ( Chief Analyst, Petrochemical & Energy Technology Group, Mitsubishi Chemical Techno-Research Corporation )
  2^nd Speaker : Ms. Shimako Inoue ( Oral Care Research Laboratory, Lion Corporation)
  Date : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 15:15~16:30
  Venue : Central Library, 9th Floor, Room L-914

  

  We had 23 students attending this talk. Both Ms. Orihara and Ms. Inoue frankly talked about how to balance their work and private life, such as support provided from their companies or families.

• 2^nd Colloquium (PDF:1.45MB)
  Speaker : Dr. Tomoko Takagi ( Manager, Thin Film Equipment & Coating Project Dept., Industrial Machinery & Environmental Equipment Operations, IHI Corporation, Alumni of Sophia University Graduate School of Science and Technology )
  Date : Wednesday, June 8, 15:30~17:00
  Venue : Central Library, Room L-821

  

  Dr. Takagi talked about topics such as reality of female researchers and technicians as office workers, or about the support program for them from their employer.
  At the free discussion, students asked her about her school life, why she choose to be a researcher, or the reason why she decided to take her doctor’s degree with working, and to all she answered politely in detail.

• 1^st Colloquium (PDF:2.17MB)
  Speaker : Dr. Sanae Ariga ( Proffessor, Laboratory of Environmental Molecular Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture/Life Science, Alumni of Sophia University, Faculty of Science and Technology)
  Date : Friday, March 5, 2010 10:00~11:30
  Venue: Bldg. 3, Room3-123
  Global Career Consultation Session was jointly held with this event

  

  A free discussion was held after the talk from the professor. Some students asked their personal questions after the event.