Women’s Leadership Initiative
Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI)‘s mission is to raise the visibility and number of women leaders in ULI and the real estate industry.
WLI is one of ULI’s global initiatives. Its mission is expressed in its four primary objectives:
- Promote the advancement of women, throughout their careers, as leaders in the real estate industry.
- Increase the number of women who serve in leadership positions in the real estate industry and in ULI.
- Increase the visibility of women leaders in the real estate industry and in ULI.
- Increase the number of women who are active ULI Full members, and support the development of young women members as leaders in ULI and in their professions
Panel Discussion at the WLI “Meet the Executives” Networking Event held on April 9, 2018
The initiative in Japan was started in September 2013 in the form of the Women in Real Estate Networking event series. Since then, ULI Japan has hosted over a dozen events focused on empowering women and spreading awareness to the issues surrounding gender-gap in the local real estate industry.
The ULI Japan WLI Committee was formed in November 2017 to further develop programs that drive the mission. WLI Japan is committed to supporting advancement of women in the urban development and real estate industry.
WLI Committee
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| WLI Chair Yuko Ino Partner (Shareholder) Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices |
WLI Secretary General Tami Ooka Managing Director Fortress Investment Group (Japan) |
WLI Committee Member Harumi Kadono Head of Japan Real Estate abrdn Japan Limited |
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| WLI Committee Member Mari Kumagai Head of Research & Consulting, Cushman & Wakefield |
WLI Committee Member Chie Matsushita Co-Representative and Workplace Studio Director, Tokyo Office, Gensler |
WLI Committee Member Seiko Ikeda Representative Director M&G Real Estate Japan Co., Ltd. |
