CANCELED FEW Monthly Meeting: February 27, 2020

FEW Kansai February 2020 Meeting

How and Why Japanese Women Participate in Politics:  A Glimpse Beyond the Gender Gap

with

Dr. Susan Pavloska and Dr. Kimiko Osawa

We are fortunate this month to have as speakers two professionals conversant in a topic that we hear much about these days and that affects us all as women living in Japan: gender and politics. Dr. Pavloska and Dr. Osawa, associate professors at universities in Japan, have both contributed chapters to the edited volume Beyond the Gender Gap in Japan, published in 2019. They will question stereotypes and offer new perspectives on women’s roles in Japan, challenging us to broaden our view of the gender situation here. In her approach to the topic, Dr. Pavloska will examine the life and career of Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike. Dr. Osawa will focus on Japanese women’s political activism outside the home as they maintain their traditional role in the home. Please come to enjoy a stimulating presentation and expand your knowledge of this familiar subject.

Date:            Thursday, February 27, 2020

Time:            6:00 pm–Drinks, 7:00 pm–Dinner, 8:00 pm–Presentation
Place:           4th Floor, Hilton Osaka
Cost:             ¥5,000 - Members
                      ¥7,000 - Nonmembers (women only)

Register by:   February 20, 2020

Menu

—Fish—

—Meat—

Steamed bamboo shoots, root vegetables, and tofu wrapped in Chinese cabbage,

green-pea sauce with yuzu flavor

Baked beef tenderloin in brioche puff pastry (Wellington style),

green beans, and Madeira sauce

Steamed bamboo shoots, root vegetables, and tofu wrapped in Chinese cabbage,

green-pea sauce with yuzu flavor

Ripe blossom and fukinotou (butterbur) miso-flavored spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino (garlic, olive oil, and chili peppers)

All meals come with Dessert and Coffee or Tea:

—Dessert—

Kumquat compote and mandarin-orange sherbet

—Vegan Dessert—

Note:
Should you need to cancel after the cancellation deadline of February 23, you are responsible for the meeting fee, unless you find someone to take your place.

Our meeting room is on the 4th Floor of the Hilton Osaka.