| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | 2:00PM - 5:00PM | External Event, Fleck Atrium (Ground Floor, North Building) Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 105 St George Street |
Innovations in Advancing Gender Equality: Diversity and Inclusion in STEM/STEAM, Gender Equality in Post-secondary Institutions, and Gender Equality at a Global Scale – A Symposium for International Women’s Day 2020
Agenda: Opening Remarks Prof. Phillip Lipscy (Associate Professor of Political Science & Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto) Prof. Rie Kijima (Assistant Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto) Prof. Tiff Macklem (Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (invited)) Session 1: “Innovations for Diversity and Inclusion in STEM/STEAM Fields” Panelists: Prof. Sonia Kang (Associate Professor, Organizational Behaviour & HR Management; Canada Research Chair in Identity, Diversity, and Inclusion, University of Toronto Mississauga and Rotman School of Management; and Research Fellow – Institute for Gender and the Economy at Rotman (GATE), University of Toronto)
Prof. Rie Kijima (Assistant Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto)
Mr. Daisuke Kan (Executive Director, Cheerio Corporation Co., LTD.)
Session 2: "Gender Equality in Post-Secondary Institutions: Perspectives from Canada and Japan"
Panelists: Prof. Aya Okada (Professor, Graduate school of International Development and Former Vice Trustee, Nagoya University)
Prof. Elizabeth Buckner (Assistant Professor, Higher Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto)
Session 3: "UN HeForShe Program and Gender Equality at a Global Scale” Panelists: Mr. Edward Wageni (Program Manager, UN Women HeForShe)
Ms. Stephanie Dei (UN Women National Co-ordinator, WE EMPOWER Canada)
Closing Remarks Ms. Takako Ito (Consul-General of Japan in Toronto) Reception followed immediately after the sessions (4:45pm – 6z:00pm)
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