The First International Workshop by CGS is approaching on 25th Nov. Thirteen researchers are to convene from nine regions and nations which are Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia Philippine and Thailand and discuss on the theme "Human Security and Gender in Asia" for three days. The proceedings of this workshop will be published on the web and booklet at the beginning of March.
ICU Division of International Studies : Tanaka, Kazuko
The CGS Book Club was started in April this year as an initiative of the newly-established CGS. It is a reading group run by students which is open to anyone interested in gender and sexuality. So far, our members have included professors, undergraduates, and graduate students from different disciplines. Our debates are always lively and the atmosphere is fun and laid back. This term we have 20 members and we're reading Judith Butler's Gender Trouble. Come and join us!
CGS Staff : Asakura, Chikaho
On the 12th and 13th of June, 2004, I was in Kurayoshi, TOTTORI, to attend the conference of the Women's Association of Japan for the first time. It was held in a beautiful hall, built by some designer, in a historic town of Kurayoshi. As was the hall itself, the atmosphere of the conference was very warm and welcoming. Though I was the first-timer, they accepted me as if I were a member from long ago, and I felt at ease immediately. This warm hospitality was maintained throughout the venue. Speakers were given encouraging opinions and proper suggestions from the audience. The message was clear: we go forward together, helping one another.
What does Okinawa remind you of? It may be the sea so blue and so clear, Shuri Castele, a characteristically Okinawan market, or even an old-fashioned family, warm and somehow nostalgic, which is now getting harder to find in contemporary society. So may it be U.S. military bases, or clubs nearby.
Ms. Claudia Derichs delivered a lecture titled "Comparative studies of female politicians in Asia" on May 12th at International Christian University.
Ms. Derichs is an assistant professor of University of Duisburg in Germany and is a member of a research project "Dynasties and Female Political Top Leaders in Asia". This project investigates twelve female political leaders from ten Asian countries and started in 2003 in Germany planed to be finished in 2005. In the lecture, Ms. Derichs explained the project.
On the seventh of May, 2004, CGS held a lecture titled "Marriage, Family and Gender" in commemoration of its opening. The lecturer was Fukushima Mizuho, who worked for the cases of sexual harassment and domestic violence as a lawyer. Now she vigorously wrestles with the passing of the registration that allows married women to have the choice of keeping their own maiden names. She also exert and effort for abolishing the discrimination for love children. "as my hobby, reasons for life and practical benefits, I will act out", being a member of the House of Councilors and the Social Democratic Party head, Ms. Fukushima clams.