Yukako Uchinaga Explained

Yukako Uchinaga
Native Name:内永 ゆか子
Occupation:Businesswoman
Alma Mater:University of Tokyo

is a Japanese businesswoman, best known for her long career at IBM Japan.

Biography

Yukako Uchinaga graduated from the University of Tokyo (1971) with a degree in Theoretical Physics from the University of Tokyo.[1] She then joined IBM Japan as a systems engineer and worked in development and marketing.[2]

In 1995, Uchinaga was appointed as a member of the board of directors of IBM Japan.[3] She was inducted into the Women in Technology International hall of fame in 1999.[4] She was awarded the ‘Prime Minister’s Commendation for Efforts Toward the Formation of a Gender-Equal Society’ in June 2013.[5] She is the founder[6] of and current board chair of J-Win (Japan Women's Innovative Network), a non-profit organization that promotes diversity in the workplace. She also serves on the boards of Sony Corp, AEON Co., Ltd., HOYA Corporation & DIC Corporation.[7] [8] [9]

In an oral history interview from 2003, Uchinaga talks about the general assumption in Japan that women are not good at technology and how she had encounters with customers and engineers, who were surprised by her technical abilities.[10] In 2008, Yukako Uchinaga, spoke at a Tokyo forum on diversity and inclusion and emphasized that diversity is key to transforming corporate cultures.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women in Technology - hall of fame. Women in Technology International. 11 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Yukako Uchinaga United States-Japan Foundation. en-US. 2019-02-11.
  3. Web site: IBM Archives: IBM Women in technology IBM Women in WITI Hall of Fame profile for Yukako Uchinaga. 2003-01-23. www.ibm.com. en-US. 2019-02-11.
  4. Web site: WITI - Women in Technology Hall of Fame - Yukako Uchinaga, Vice Chairman, Benesse Corporation and chairman of the Board, CEO/ VP Berlitz International, Inc. IBM. www.witi.com. 2019-02-11.
  5. Web site: Yukako Uchinaga. Canada. Asia Pacific Foundation of. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. 2019-02-11.
  6. Book: HASUNUMA, Linda. Political Targets: Womenomics as an Economic and Foreign Relations Strategy. Asie.Visions, No. 92. Institut Francais des relations internationales (ifri). April 2017. 9782365677110. 17.
  7. Web site: Interview with Ms.Yukako Uchinaga : Hitachi Research Institute. www.hitachi-hri.com. 2019-02-11.
  8. Web site: Womenomics-in-Action: Opportunities and Challenges Facing Japanese and American Corporations. Japan Society.
  9. Web site: News Ochanomizu University. www.ocha.ac.jp. 2019-02-11.
  10. Web site: IBM Archives: IBM Women in technology IBM Women in WITI Hall of Fame profile for Yukako Uchinaga. 2003-01-23. www.ibm.com. en-US. 2019-02-11.
  11. News: Diversity key to corporate growth. Okada. Keisuke. 2008-10-29. The Japan Times Online. 2019-02-11. en-US. 0447-5763.

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