By Mio Yamamoto | Co-Founder and Executive Director
Dear generous donors,
We are excited to be at the turning point of the Board Fellow Program 2022 to encourage cross-sector collaboration between private companies and non-profit organizations and develop future social impact leaders. The theme of the program this year is “Women’s career empowerment over the life-stage transitions.”
Thank you very much for your support in empowering women and advance gender equity!
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022 ranks Japan 116th out of 146 countries, which means Japan remains in last place among major advanced countries. 46.9% of women leave the workforce after having their first child, and almost half of the women who return to work have little choice but to choose a “Mommy Track” job which tends to slow or block career advancement in exchange for flexible or reduced work hours. The traditional gender roles such as childcare or family caregiving responsibilities placed more burdens on women during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year, the Board Fellow Program will involve three direct-service non-profit organizations working on women’s career empowerment – ArrowArrow, Polaris, Mama-work Laboratory/Work Step – as well as business leaders from Shiseido, J.P.Morgan, and other companies, lawyers, an accountant, nonprofit leaders, and a city councilor. To kick off the program, World in You has been hosting a talk show series starting in Jun 2022 with various nonprofit organizations advocating for women’s empowerment in the workplace.
Masami Otsuki, CEO of Polaris, said “Now that we have been running Polaris for over ten years, we are excited to reflect our vision again through this program and discuss our future opportunities and roles to serve as a social organization with diverse participants.”
Rather than simply providing a volunteer opportunity for corporate leaders, the Board Fellow Program will have participants dive into social and governance issues over six months. In this way, the program will promote long-term collaborations, such as having corporate employees serve on nonprofit boards, a practice that is still rare in Japan.
For the full release and list of participants, please visit here.
With gratitude,
Mio and World in You Team
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