What Women Want, What Women Need: Challenges and Opportunities for Female Leaders and Executives in East Asia

According to World Economic Forum’s latest global gender gap index, East Asian countries still have a long way to go not just until women reach parity with men, but moving up the gender equality ladder itself. According to the latest report, China came in 91st place, while Japan ranked 101 out of 145 countries surveyed, and South Korea was in 115th place. Yet at the same time, South Korea now boasts a female president, while Taiwanese voters may elect a woman to govern when they head to the polls in January, and the Japanese government has made strident efforts to bolster female participation in the workforce.  Are the WEF rankings a solid gauge to measure gender equality and can more be done to improve the current situation, or is the bigger challenge to implement policies that are already in place? Join us for a discussion from the perspectives of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, as well as from a broader Asian view. A light reception with the speakers will follow.