Hakodate, JAPAN – On October 26th, Reiko Abe, Ph.D., Executive Officer of Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OC Global) and Representative Director and Chairman of the Oriental Consultants India Private Ltd. (OC India) subsidiary, conducted an outreach lecture at a high school in Hakodate City, Hokkaido.
Related Link: Cabinet Office Gender Equality Bureau’s Website.
https://www.gender.go.jp/c-challenge/stem_girls_ambassadors/event/20231026_01.html

Lecture by Ms. Reiko Abe

The Government of Japan’s Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office appoints “STEM Girls Ambassadors” to encourage the career choices of female students in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), by showcasing successful women in those fields as role models. Dr. Reiko Abe was appointed as an ambassador for this initiative in 2018, and has since been delivering outreach lectures to students and speaking at various events.

In this recent lecture, approximately 80 high school students, both boys and girls, participated. Dr. Abe introduced the profession of a development consultant through her own career and experiences, including her current involvement in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project in India. She received questions from the attending students, such as concerns about working abroad and specific things to be mindful of when working in a foreign country with different cultures and customs.

OC Global supports the promotion of STEM fields and diversification of career choices (SDG 4) through the activities of STEM Girls Ambassadors (SDG 5).