【Specialized Fields】

Global Leadership/Innovation, Adult and Organizational Learning (DEI)

【Subjects】

Women's Leadership Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

【Background】

2004: Earned a doctorate degree in administration, planning and social policy, Harvard University Graduate School of Education after postgraduate work at the University of Oxford.1993 and 1995: Master degrees in Intercultural studies from Boston University and Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University. 2002-2020: Served as academic advisor, faculty director and visiting scholar at Harvard University (Law, Education and Public Health schools), and the Global Leadership Program, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo.

【Publications】

Gakiya, M., & Obasanjo,I. (2017). Economic and Cultural Issues Affecting Gender Inequality: Comparing Japan to Sub-Saharan African Countries. A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies, ISSN: 1530-5686 (31), 1-14. Gakiya, M., Wu, A. T. & Rousan, A.T. (2016).
Women’s Leadership and Empowerment for Peacebuilding. Tokyo: Sasakawa Peace Foundation. The Dalai Lama, Tonegawa, S. & Gakiya, M. (2016).
Bushitsu to Kokoro: Nou to Uchinaru-kankei o Sagasu (Materials and Heart-Mind: Search for Brain and Inner Heart-Mind Connection). Tokyo: Samgha Publishing (Published in Japanese).

【Message】

In the rapidly evolving 21st century, it is essential to advance interdisciplinary knowledge, leadership skills,and transformative competencies based on a global perspective for the purpose to develop the future of business and create an inclusive society in which all can thrive. In this class, participants shall aim to discover their own qualities as leaders and co-create an environment where they can further develop.