Does Japan still need women's universities?

Boards of trustees need more female participation in quest to train women leaders

Mikiko Nishimura

June 22, 2025 05:05 JST

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Women's universities have been struggling to raise enrollment rates as traditional gender roles in Japan shift. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)

Mikiko Nishimura is a professor of the sociology of education at International Christian University in Tokyo.

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