ASEAN-JAPAN Actions on Sports 2021 Open Symposium

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In 2017, ASEAN and Japan held the First ASEAN Plus Japan Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS+Japan) to foster a strong sense of resilience and building solidarity with the peoples of ASEAN region and Japan by promoting a healthy lifestyle and developing close people-to-people ties through sports. Following this High-Level commitment, Japanese Center for Research on Women in Sport (JCRWS)　at Juntendo University is pleased to announce the convening of “ASEAN-JAPAN Workshop on Promoting Gender Equality in Sports”, an action to promote gender equality in sports. As part of the ASEAN-Japan Actions on Sports project, this event contributes to the implementation of ASEAN-Japan cooperation in sports and ASEAN Work Plan on Sports 2021-2025.
For better outreach, JCRWS will also hold an “Open symposium ASEAN-JAPAN Gender Equality in Sports” which will be accessible to the general public on 11th August 2021.

Open symposium ”ASEAN-JAPAN Gender Equality in Sports” outline

Date　　：Wed, 11th August 10:30～13:30

Formality：Online （Zoom Webinar）

Audience： Everyone who have access to an online listening environment
Fee　　： Free of charge

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Language: Japanese/English interpretation available; questions and answers will be available in the Zoom webinar chat function.

Co-organisers: ASEAN Secretariat, Japan Sports Agency

Partners:　　　UN Women Japan Liaison Office & UN Women Indonesia and Liaison to ASEAN

Implementing Agency: Japanese Center for Research on Women in Sport (JCRWS) at Juntendo University

＜Programmes ＞

Update : 2021.7.28.

Opening remarks: Dr. Koji Murofushi (Commissioner, Japan Sports Agency)

Part1: Women & Sports in Asia

・ Why do ASEAN countries need a women’s sports policy?

　 Ms. Rodora Turalde-Babaran
　 (Director of Human Development Directorate, ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Department, ASEAN Secretariat)

・ Historical movement in women’s sports in Asia

　 Dr. Etsuko Ogasawara (Executive Director, JCRWS at Juntendo University)

・ The contribution of sport to SDGs Goal 5

　　 Mr. Jamshed M. Kazi (Representative and Liaison to ASEAN, UN Women Indonesia)

Part2: Panel talk on the impact of women’s role models
Moderator ：Ms. Aya Noguchi (Assistant Professor, Juntendo University Faculty of Health and Sports Science)

Panelists ：Dr. Guylaine Demers (Laval University)
Dr. Kaori Yamaguchi
　　　　　　 (Professor, University of Tsukuba / Bronze Medalist at Soul Olympic Games in 1988）

Ms. Ni Nengah Widiasih
　　　　　　 (Parapowerlifting Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Indonesian National Team /
Bronze Medalist at Rio Paralympic Games in 2016)

Part3: Current initiatives in Japan: Mr. Kohzo Tashima (President, Japan Football Association)

Closing remarks: Ms. Kae Ishikawa (Director, UN Women Japan Liaison Office)

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