UN Women Public Event “Women and Their Role in Creating Peaceful Societies and in Preventing Violent Extremism”
Transforming gender social norms through comedy
https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/event/2017/02212018.html
On March 1, UN Women Public Event will be held at Sophia Tower in Yotsuya campus. UN Women was established in 2010 in order to enhance gender equality as well as women’s empowerment in order to accommodate needs of women and girls around the world. For this public event titled “Transforming gender social norms through comedy” the guests include PIKOTARO, who is a goodwill ambassador for promoting the SDSGs Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and other social influencers of Asian countries will attend to raise public awareness for women’s gender issues.
◆Details
Date： March 1, Thursday 18:30~20:30 (Door opens at 18:00)
Venue： Sophia University Yotsuya Campus No.6 BLDG Rm.101(Sophia Tower)
Open to： Sophia students, high school students, public （Free entrance/pre-registration required）
Language： English, Japanese (Simultaneous translation available)
Organizer: UN Women
Co-host: Sophia University
Supported by： Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
◆Guest
・Iwao Horii (Parliamentary Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)
・Miwa Kato （UN Women Regional Director, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific）
・PIKOTARO (Goodwill Ambassador for Promoting the SDGs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)
・Yuna Okanishi （Calligrapher and Performer）
・Takashi Matsunaga （Pianist）
・Priyank Mathur （Director, Mythos Labs）
・Yoshiaki Terumichi （President, Sopahia University） and more.