Gender Equality Ministers and Civil Society Dialogue

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2023.7.28

Europa House, Tokyo
On Monday 26 June 2023, 16:30H JST
Co-hosted by the Delegation of European Union to Japan & W7 Japan
Supported by the Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office, Japan

The Delegation of EU to Japan (EUDEL) and Women7 (W7) Japan co-organized “the G7 Gender Equality Ministers and Civil Society Dialogue” on June 26, 2023, as a follow-up to the Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting and as a way forward for the future G7 process.

W7 is one of the official engagement groups for the G7 process. JOICFP has hosted W7 Japan with other Japanese CSOs and youths as the Japan Steering Committee under the Japanese presidency of the G7, while also played a central role of secretariat. EUDEL has supported the W7 Japan from the initial stage of its activity.

All Ministers and representatives who attended the G7 Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting on June 24-25 participated in the dialogue. Right after the official program of the Ministerial Meeting ended in Nikko, they travelled back to EUROPA HOUSE in Tokyo for the event.

The event set a precedent for a dialogue between G7 Gender Equality Ministers and civil society.

Programme

DIALOGUE

16:30 OPENING
Opening MC – Hiromi Kusano, W7 Advisor, JOICFP
Opening Remarks – Helena Dalli, EU Commissioner for Equality (7min)
16:40
  • What did we discuss at the Gender Ministers’ Meeting?  (7min)
  • Masanobu Ogura, State Minister on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment of Japan
16:47
  • Response from the GEAC representative (3min)
  • Jutta Allmendinger, President, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (Germany)
  • Kuroda Reiko, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo; Designated Professor at Chubu University
16:50
  • Response from the W7 representative (3min)
  • Fumie Saito, W7 Japan Co-Chair, JOICFP
  • Martina Rogato, W7 Advisor, International Human Rights Corner (Italy)
16:55  G7 Ministers & Civil Society Thematic Dialogue
17:00 1st SESSION – 25min　– 25min
Topics:

  • Diversity (Intersectionality, disability, LGBTQI+, ethnicity, Inclusion)
  • Eradication of violence and Bodily autonomy (Gender-based violence, Conflict-related Sexual Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights)
 
  • Ministers & Heads of Delegation 5 min x 3 (15min)
  • Isabelle Rome, Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities of France
  • Katrina Fotovat, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Secretary’s office of Global Women’s Issues of USA
  • Julia Longbottom, British Ambassador to Japan

 

  • 5 min x 3  (15min)
 
  • Civil Society 3 min x 4 (12min)
  • Yuichi Kamiya, Japan Alliance for LGBT legislation, P7
  • Chisato Kitanaka, All Japan Women’s Shelter Network
  • Kazuko Fukuda, W7 Japan Co-Chair, #Nandenaino
  • Kumiko Fujiwara, DPI Women’s Network
17:25 2nd SESSION – 25min　セッション2 – 25min
  Topics:

  • Economic justice (Care economy/strategy – unpaid care work, decent work, adequate and affordable public care service, fair and adequate treatment of workforce disproportionately dominated by women)
  • Digital Technology and Women
 
  • Ministers & Heads of Delegation 5 min x 2 (10min)
  • Eugenia Maria Roccella, Minister for Family, Natality and Equal Opportunities of Italy
  • Masanobu Ogura, State Minister on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment of Japan
 
  • Civil Society 3min x 3 (9min)
  • Diana Sarosi, W7Advisor, Oxfam Canada (Canada)
  • Chie Matsumoto, W7Advisor, Unfiltered (Japan)
  • Lauren Power, W7Advisor, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Tokyo (Japan/US)
17:50 3rd SESSION – 25 min　セッション3 – 25 min
  Topics:

  • Accountability Mechanism and Finance
  • Women’s Leadership and participation in decision-making
 
  • Ministers & Heads of Delegation 5 min x 2 (10min)
  • Lisa Paus, Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Jenna Sudds, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth of Canada
 
  • Civil Society 3min x 3 (9min)
  • Juliane Rosin, W7Advisor, National Council of German Women’s Organizations (Germany)
  • Mutsuko Asakura, Japanese Association of International Women’s Rights, OP-CEDAW
  • Sachini Perera, W7Advisor, Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Justice (Sri Lanka) (Online)
18:15 COMMENTS & RESPONSES for THE SESSIONS – 20 mins
 
  • Comments from the floor 　
 
  • Ministers’ responses
18:35 THE WAY FORWARD – 20mins– 20mins
 
  • W7 Italy (3min)
  • Claudia Segre, Global Thinking Foundation (Italy)
  • Japanese Youth statement (3x2min)
  • Lina Tanaka, Japan Youth Platform for Sustainability
  • Momoko Nojo, No Youth No Japan, FIFTYS Project
  • Hirotaka Koike, Greenpeace Japan
  Closing remarks – Helena Dalli, EU Commissioner for Equality (3min)
18:55 Closing (MC)

RECEPTION

19:00 MC – Satoko Yamaguchi, W7 Japan Steering Committee member, Generation Equality Youth Task Force member, ICHIKAWA Fusae Center for Women and Governance – Member of Board of Trustees
Welcome remarks – Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan
Congratulatory speech – Yoko Hayashi, Former CEDAW Chair, Attorney-at-Law
Toast– Atsuko Miwa, W7 Japan Co-Chair
20:30
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