2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Organizing the Network of Women in Science and Technology in Asia
| Project/Area Number |
18631011
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 企画調査 |
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| Research Field |
Gender
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| Research Institution | Mie University |
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Principal Investigator |
OGAWA Mariko Mie University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor, 人文学部, 教授 (00185513)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TSUKAHARA Togo Kobe University, Faculty of International Cultural Studies, Associate Professor, 国際文化学部, 助教授 (80266353)
TAKARABE Kae Chubu University, College of International Studies, Associate Professor, 国際関係学部, 助教授 (00421256)
NAGASHIMA Akira Chubu University, Chubu Advanced Research Institute, Professor, 中部高等学術研究所, 特任教授 (80051514)
TORIKAI Eiko University of Yamanashi, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, Professor, 医学工学総合研究部, 教授 (20188832)
MORI Yoshihito Ochanomizu University, Faculty of Science, Professor, 理学部, 教授 (10239626)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006
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| Keywords | woman scientists / woman engineers / Asia / Network |
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| Research Abstract |
The first aim of this project was to hold an International Workshop on Women in Science and Technology in Asia. We invited 9 researchers from Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, and India to the workshop, which was held in Nagoya, September 29-October 2, 2006. The rather small size of this workshop which, including Japanese participants, involved about 20 members, encouraged attendees to engage in a free and frank discussion of the issues. Although the themes were broad-physics, medicine, the ICT industry, science in general, and science policies-the discussions were lively and positive. Prof. Torikai of Japan and Prof. Park of South Korea introduced some enlightening activities for high school girl students hoping to major in science and technology at university, which surely proved inspirational to the members from other Asian countries. Another fruit of this workshop has been the clear identification of emerging problems. One of these is a lack of sex-degenerated statistics. China and India, for example, are having difficulty in collecting correct data at the national level. In Indonesia, on the other hand, science for women is a much more urgent issue than women in science. Finally, the workshop has enabled us to put together a website reflecting our collective interests: http://www.wstna.org/.We believe this will be a useful tool in the development of our network in the future.
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