Photo courtesy of Ryoko Takanashi
JWIBA
Japanese Women's Initiative in the Bay Area
A community centered around women
connected to both the Bay Area and Japanese society.
Mission
We aim to build a community centered around women connected to the Bay Area and Japanese society, where members:
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Support and encourage each other to advance their individual careers and lives.
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Equity & Inclusion and foster innovation.
Activities
We host meetups every 2–3 months at Stanford University, featuring lectures and workshops. Based on participants' interests, we form teams and engage in activities both online and in person with an open participation style. Click here for event information.
Surveys and case studies on the experiences of expatriates and their accompanying family members.
Information exchange on overseas living and parenting.
Discussions on career development, including education, expatriation, employment, and entrepreneurship.
Events, study sessions
Collaboration with other organizations
External information dissemination
News
Dec 26, 2025
[JWIBA Sponsor Introduction] SOMPO Digital Lab - An interview with Albert Chu has been published.
Read the article here
Dec 14, 2025
Bloombergに掲載された女性の海外駐在キャリアをテーマとした記事において、共同創設者・芦澤さん（慶應義塾大学准教授）のコメントとともに、海外で働く日本人女性を支えるコミュニティとしてのJWIBAの活動およびJWIBAが実施した調査が紹介されました。
女性の海外駐在が増加、総合商社では10年で比率約2倍に－両立後押し
記事内で紹介された調査結果はこちら：ベイエリアの女性駐在員の実態【公表版】
Dec 9, 2025
The 2025 activity report has been published on PR Times!
JWIBA releases 2025 activity report. It summarizes the progress made over the past year, new challenges this year, and future activities, so please take a look.
Dec 9, 2025
静岡新聞社・静岡放送が運営する「SHIZUOKA Business Compass」 にてCo-President & CEO 川邊 万希子のインタビュー記事が掲載されました。
「政策」の限界を「民間」で超える。シリコンバレーで目撃したロンジビティ・エコノミーと、日本が直視すべき「ビジネスケアラー」問題
Oct 16, 2025
An article about the JWIBA Summer Summit 2025 was published on "SHIZUOKA Business Compass," operated by Shizuoka Shimbun and Shizuoka Broadcasting System.