The 16 days from November 25th – December 10th mark #16DaysOfActivism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV). This year, at TELL, we have chosen to mark these 16 days by talking to some influential women active in the field of violence against women and girls in Japan. Every day until December 10th, we will be sharing responses from our interviews with Prof Machiko Osawa, Nia Lyte (Guardian Girls International), Kazuko Ito (Human RIghts Now), Yuu Tadokoro (Spring), and SARC Tokyo (Sexual Assault Relief Centre Tokyo). They will be talking about the current situation of gender based violence in Japan and their priorities for change.
Come back tomorrow as we bring you the first answers from our interviewees!
Facebook: @TELLJapan Instagram: @telljapan Twitter: @TELLJapan LinkedIn: @tell-japan
Please take care of yourself as you engage with this topic. If you are looking for support or more information, there are links to available services and organisations (Please scroll to the bottom of the article for the list).
#16DaysOfActivism #TELL #Japan #PutOnPurple #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndGBV
Professor Machiko Osawa 大沢真知子 Professor emeritus and researcher at the Research Institute for Women and Careers at Japan Women’s University. She holds a Ph. D from Southern Illinois University. She is author of several books including Building a Society Where Women Can Ask for Help: Sexual Violence and Gender Inequality in Japan. (Nishinihon Shuppansha, 2023); Why There are so Few Women Managers in the Japanese Workplace (Seikyusya, 2019); Women and Work in the 21stcentury, (Sayusya, 2018); and What’s Holding Back Japanese Women (Tokyo Keizai, 2015). 日本女子大学女性キャリア研究所名誉教授・研究員。南イリノイ大学で博士号を取得。「女性が助けを求められる社会の構築: 日本の性暴力とジェンダー不平等」など、数冊の本の著者。 （西日本出版社、2023年）。なぜ日本の職場には女性管理職が少ないのか（青弓社、2019年）。 21世紀の女性と仕事（サユシャ、2018年）。 「日本女性を阻んでいるもの」（東京経済、2015年）。”
Nia Lyte Nia Lyte is a distinguished TED Talk speaker, recipient of the Peace Award, and a dedicated humanitarian. Nia Lyte は著名なTEDトーク講演者であり、平和賞も受賞、献身的な人道主義者。
Yuu Tadokoro 田所由羽 and Shoko Saotome 早乙女祥子 一般社団法人Spring 日本で初めて法人化された、性暴力被害当事者らの団体。被害実態にあった刑法性犯罪規定となるよう、被害当事者が自らの体験を伝えることで、政策提言・アドボカシー活動をしている. Spring General Incorporated Association Japan’s first incorporated organization for victims of sexual violence. Victims are involved in policy proposals and advocacy activities by sharing their own experiences so that the provisions of the criminal code for sexual crimes will be tailored to the actual situation of victimization.
Kazuko Ito 伊藤和子 Attorney at Law; Vice President, Human Rights Now Kazuko Ito has been practicing law since 1994. As a human rights lawyer, she works on various issues, such as women’s rights, children’s rights, criminal justice and the death penalty, and public interest litigation in Japan, as well as critical human rights issues around the world. As a legal scholar, Kazuko Ito specializes in International human rights law, gender, business and human rights. 弁護士; ヒューマンライツ・ナウ副会長、 1994年から弁護士として活動。人権弁護士として、日本国内での女性の権利、子どもの権利、刑事司法など死刑と公益訴訟はもとより、世界におけるに重大な人権問題にまでさまざまな問題に取り組む。 法学者として国際人権法、ジェンダー、ビジネス、人権を専門とする。
SARC Tokyo SARC東京 被害者の方へ寄り添い、必要な支援を一つの場所で行うワンストップ支援センター。性暴力・性犯罪の被害相談を24時間365日受け付けている。 私たちは、あなたの気持ちを一番大切にして支援をします。 SARC Tokyo is a one-stop support center that works closely with victims and provides the necessary support in one place. We accept consultations for victims of sexual violence and sexual crimes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We will support you with your feelings as the most important consideration.