Japanese Women in Leadership

Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura is Assistant Professor of Human and Organizational Learning, Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University, USAMayuko Horimoto is Associate Professor of Department of Education, Faculty of Letters at Toyo University, Japan. Gary N. McLean is Professor on the PhD Program in Organization Development at Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand.

• 1. The Status of Women Leaders in Japan: Challenges and Opportunities.- 2. Role of Women in Japan’s Cultural Context.- 3. Challenges from Employment Systems Perspectives.- 4. Career Development and Educational Opportunities for Japanese Women Interested in Leadership.- 5. Government-Led Initiatives in Developing Women Leaders.- 6. Local Community-Led Initiatives in Developing Women Leaders.- 7. Leading Self: Motivation and Leader Identity by Women in Japan.- 8. Corporate Sector: Women Leaders in Traditional Japanese Companies.- 9. Corporate Sector: Foreign-Affiliated Companies.- 10. Women Business Leaders: An Examination of Small Businesses in Japan.- 11. Women’s Representation and Political Leadership in National and Local Governance in Japan.- 12. Education Sector.- 13. Agriculture.- 14. Not-for-Profit Sector and Non-Governmental Organizations.- 15. Japan in an Asian Context.- 16. Japan in a Non-Asian Context.- 17. Synthesis - Convergence and Divergence: Practice, Sector, and International Perspectives.