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Japan-US Women Leaders Dialogue Japan-USWomen LeadersDialogue CommunityDevelopment and the Roleof Women Instituteof InternationalEducation JapanCenter for InternationalExchange Japan-USWomen LeadersDialogue CommunityDevelopment and the Roleof Women Instituteof InternationalEducation JapanCenter for InternationalExchange Contents '1 Foreword RichardM. Krasno,PresdenL /rE TadashiYamamoto, Presldent Japan CenEr for lntemationalExchange Overviewof ProjectHistory and Activities Peggy B umenthal, ///ElIce President fat Educational Seryices Shaun lvartin, //E Manager of Asia/Pacific Prognms 6 DetailedSummary of the USWomen Leaders JapanStudy Tour Activitres 1't suinmaryof MajorFindings of the IJSWomen Leaders' lapanStudy Tour IndividualUS Delegates' Reports '17 RonneHaffleld Directorof Museun Education,Ad lnstituteof Chicaga 21 Ruih Hinefeld Former President, The League af Wonen Voters of the United States 25 ElizabethHumsione Dnecbt fat CammunityStewardship, The CountrysideInstitute Burlington,Vermant 3t " lreneRedondo-Churchward ExecutiveDircctoa Proiect tnfo Connunity Sevices, Whittiet,Catifornia 41 SusanVimig Foundetand SeniarCansulhnt, NotthwestRegionat tacititators, SpokaneWashington 49 BernardaWong ExecutiveDircctar, Chinese Ameican Sevice League,Chicaga, I inois -53 Summaryof Majorfindings of the JapanWomen Leaders, uS Study Tour HidekoKatsumata ExecutiveSecretary Japan Center for InternationatExchange Individuallapanese Delegates' Reports Yorko lmasato Editor in-Chief,Living Fukuokq NisseiShinbun, lnc., Fukuoka YaekoSuzuki Chair,We Love Asia21, Yakohama HarukoNumata Coatdinator SuginamiAssociatian far Befter Livesin an Aging Society, Assaciationto ProvicleFtiendship Lights, Tokyo 95 YoshikoHayakawa Edhar-in-Chief, lshikawa no Tanago, Fukuoka 103 - MitsukoYamaguchl ExecutiveDrcctoa Fusaelchikawa Menoial Association/Wonen'sSufftage tnstitute.Tokyo 111 KimieYokoyama Die ctor Des Fe m m e s Workers'Co I ecti ve, Yo ko h am a 115 Concluding Workshop Keynote Address SusAn Befiesford Vice Ptesiclent, Fotd Faundation 123 Profilesof DelegationMembers 129 USDelegations' Study Tour ltinerary 135 JapanDelegations' Study Tour ttinerary Foreword RichaldM. Krasno President Instituteof InternationalEducation TadashiYamamoto President JapanCenter {or Internationa Exchange In the lastseveral decades. women in Japanand the UnitedStates have assumed increasinglyimportant roles in thetransformation oftheirsocieties. In bothcountries women have becorneleaders in their communities,promoting voluntarism and seekingto addressproblems in the areasof communitydevelopment, childcare, education,public health,the envkonment,care for the aged, and other issues. However,in spite of the many commonconcerns faced by women in these two counkies,there have been relativelylew opportunities forJapanese and US women leadersat the localand nationallevels to meet,discuss issues, or ioin forcesin addressingcommon problems. ln orderto stimulategreater dialogue among women in thesetu/o countries, the lnstituteof fnternationalEducation (llE) initiatedthe Japan-US WomenLeaderc Dialogueh coopetalionwith the JapanCenter tor InternationalExchange (JCIE) and with supportfrom the JapanFoundation Center for GlobalPartnership (CGP) and otherdonors. The Dialoguewas createdin orderto provideopportunities for Japaneseand US womenleadersto exchange ideas on majorsocialissues facing their communitiesand to discussthe rolewomen play in addressingthese issues through leadershipin nongovernmentalorganizations (NGOs), citizens groups, and voluntaryservice activities. The programwas designedto enhancemutual understandingbetween the h,vosocieties and to stimulatethe developmentof networksthrough which the participantsin the Dialoguewould be able to work togetheron issuesof professionalconcern. In the first phaseof the project,a delegationof six women leadersfrom various regionsofthe UnitedStatestraveled toJapan during the periodJanuary23-Febru- ary 5, 1993.The delegationvisited Tokyo, Yokohama, Fukuoka, and Kanazawa to meet with their counterpartsand learn directlyabout Japanesesociety and culturewhile sharingwith their Japanesecounterparts their experiencesin the UnitedStates. During the secondphase of the Dialogue,a reciprocaldelegation of six Japanesewomen leadersvisited the UnitedStates from June 6-19 of the JAPAN_U.S.WOI\4EN LEADERS DIALOGUE sameyear. Following a similarprogram oufline, these leaders visited Los Angeles, Spokane,Chicago, and NewYork to meetwith relatedcounterparts in theseloca_ ttons. Throughoutboth partsof this exchange,the Japaneseand US delegationswere able to deepentheir understandingof the host cultLlreand society.participants have also begunpromoting follow-up activities to turthertheir relations.Atthouoh there may be diflerencesconcerning specitic iss;es confronlingboth nations,-a greatnumber of similaritieswere discovered in the issuesfaced by womenin both societies,such as the role womenplay in socialreform. Allhough both societies have been pursuingvery differentapproaches to suchfundamental issues, it was alsorealized that individualsin bothcountries have a greatdealto learnfrom each other. Anotherbenefit of this projecthas been that those strivingto foster the developmentof a US-Japancommunity of concernedindividuals have been pro- vided with new insights,thus the basisfor a cooperativenetwork of leadersto promotesuch felationscan hopefullybe established. The delegationmembers of both sides, servingas individuatrepresentatives of their respectivecommunities, have by now begunto shareexperiences gained in this programwith othersin their communities.lt is hopedthat this '12 smallcircle of individualswillgradually spread its influencethroughout the US-Japancommu- nity as a whole. In addition,in order to share these experienceswith a wider audience,lheJapan Foundation Centerfor Global partnership has providedsupple- mentaryfunding to producea reportproviding a recordof this exchangeinitiative. Throughthe cooperativeactivities of E and JCIE,we hoDethat the ties between womencommunity leaders in the UnitedStates and Japanwill becomean estab_ lishedand viable network thatwill provide a steppingstone to full-fledgedactivities in communitiesin both countries supportedby citizensgroups and nongovern- mentaland nonprofitorganizations (NGOs and Npos). In lightof suchneeds, both llE andJClEplan to promotethe continuationofthis project with asecond exchange of womenleaders. During the first project,more than 2OOindividuals representing a wide arrayof organizationsbecame involved in this endeavor.We wouldlike to expressour deepestgratitude to each and every one of these individuals.In addition,we would also like to expressour gratitudeto the Japan Foundation Centerfor GlobalPartnership, as well as those US institutionsand corporations fortheirsupportoftheaforementioned initiatives. Ourappreciation goes outtothese sponsorsand individuals. lt is our hopethattheseindividuals and organizations will alsoconsider assisting us in meetingthe futureneeds and goalsoi ourjoint effort to builda strongand ongoingJapan-US Women'sNetwork. PeggyBlumenthal VicePresident for Educational Services,llE and -" ShaunMartin Managerof Asia/PacificPrograms, llE Overview of Proiect History and Activities In the springof 1992,llE's Vice Presidentfor Educationand the Arts heldseveral advisorymeetings in New York,Washington, and Bostonwith women of localand nationalprominence in orderto identifyissues for the Dialogueand to helpidentify possiblecandidates tor the US delegation.In July 1992, llE and JCIE held a planningmeeting in New York to establishthe overallframework of the project. Althoughthe projectas originallyconceived by llE was meantto provideopportuni- ties for women'eaders in the academic,government, and privatesectors to meet and discussissues facing women, JCIF suggestedconcentrating the focus more specificallyon the nongovernmentalsector. Since women in bothJapan and the United States are a major force for societalchange ihrough their activitiesin voluntaryand nongovernmentalorganizations {NGOs), and since little attention has beengiven to exchangesand dialogue among women in the privatevoluntary sector,JCIE suggestedthat a more innovativeand fruitfuldialogue would give greateremphasis to the rolewomen play in societalchange through activities in the nonprofitor independentsector, ratherthan a more generaldiscussion of women'sissues in the tro societies.llE readilyagreed to this morefocused theme of the Dialogue. This meetingwas followedby a series of consultationsheld in Japan by JCIE with Japanesewomen leadersand representativesfrom nonprofitand women's organizationslikelyto serve as hostsof localprograms.The consultationsresulted in the selectionof institrltionsin Yokohama,Fukuoka. and Kanazawato serveas Iocalhosts for the US delegation. Withthemore concentrated focus of the Dialogue,llE beganits nationalrecruitment etfortin October,1992, targeting women based at NGOScovering a broadrange of social issues.Over 250 letterswere sent to variousorganizations requesting nominationsfor the Dialoglre.By the November20 deadline,llE had receivedthe nominations/applicationsof 42 women,each a leaderin her localcommunity. Atterconsultation with JCIE, llE selectedsix womento serveon the US delegation to visit Japan in January,1993. The delegationmembers were selectedbased ,APANU,S. WOMEN LEADERS DIALOGUE on their own outstandingpersonal qualifications in additionto considerationsof geographic,ethnic, and professionaldiversity. The women leadersselected for the tJSdelegation were: RonneHartfield - Directorof MuseumEducation,
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