National Women’s Education Center of Japan

　On, June 26, 2013, we received a visit from Ms. Preeti Arora, who had joined us as a participant in FY2011 Seminar for Gender Equality Officer and Women Leaders in the Asia Pacific Region sponsored by NWEC.

　As a visiting research fellow at the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, for the period of May to July of 2013, Ms. Arora conducted research in Japan on the topic of the human resources reconstruction post March 11, 2011.

　After making courtesy visits to President Utsumi and Vice President Nishizawa , she gave a report on rescue efforts in the wake of the Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake by the Indian National Disaster Response Force as well as on her own research in Japan. In addition, NWEC staff provided Ms. Arora with information on the newly launched NWEC Women’s Archives Center on Disaster Restoration and the support given by the NWEC to Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake . After Ms. Arora’s report, there were quite a few questions and exchanges of opinions with NWEC staff concerning the gender sensitive disaster mitigation.