DEI

Our DEI statement

The IJCC is committed to driving and raising awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the IJCC community, and the wider Ireland-Japan community, through chamber examples and activities.

Here are some of our DEI-related projects:

 

Membership

Since 2024, we have diversified our membership categories and begun to offer discounts for the price of female individual memberships to account for the global pay gap.

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Events

Women's Weekend Breakfast Activity #5

Women's Weekend Breakfast Activity #4

Women's Weekend Breakfast Activity #3

Women's Weekend Breakfast Activity #2

Women's Weekend Breakfast Activity #1

EmpowerHer: A Celebration of Women's Inclusion

Diversity in Rugby

Reflections on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with Sophie Pascoe

The impact of the Tokyo Paralympics in 1964 and 2021

Advancing EU rights: Sharing Perspectives from the EU & Japan

Purchasing Power with Purpose: How Supplier Diversity Works Everyone

Embassy-IJCC Women in Leadership Event marking Brigid's Day

 

Articles

LGBTQ+ Pride

Happy Pride Month from the IJCC

 

Intl Womens Day

International Women's Day 2022 Featured Article

International Women's Day 2023: Embrace Equity

 

St. Brigid's Day

Beannachtaí na Féile Bríde from the IJCC

 

Diversity in Sport

Women in Sport Project - Article by Sarah Hickey

Ireland and the World of Sports (Vol 3): Joan Horan

Ireland and the World of Sports (Vol 4): Sonia Sullivan

Launch of Rugby Alliance, a coalition of 8 international Chambers of Commerce, supporting Japan's Rugby World Cup 2019

 

Marriage Equality

Marriage Equality and its Impact on Recruitment and Retainment

 

DEI Member Features

Eri Toyada

Maura Culhane

Fiona Toyama