Navigating Uncertainty: Gendered Aspiration, Meritocracy, and Imagined Futures in Japanese Selective College Admission

Speaker: Fumiya Uchikoshi (Academy Scholar, The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University)

Moderator: Xiang Zhou (Professor of Sociology, Harvard University)

Co-sponsored by The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

Additional Resources:

1. Uchikoshi, Fumiya. 2025. "High Risk, No Reward: Unpacking Gender Disparities at Japanese Universities," Epicenter, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.
2. Uchikoshi, Fumiya, Kohei Toyonaga, and Erika Teramoto. 2025. "Consequences of expanded vocationally oriented programs for gender segregation and inequality: The case of Japanese higher education," Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.