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Supporting Young Women and Young Women "graduates"

Regarding the organization, President Ikeda has stated, “Today’s Soka Gakkai, too, has been built by women who, since they were young, have dedicated themselves tirelessly for the sake of suffering friends and for kosen-rufu, with the determination of Joans of Arc of the Mystic Law. My deepest appreciation to the women! Now, it is the young women’s turn to take the lead. All around the world, the Age of Women has arrived. I hope that our women and young women will work together, inspire each other and demonstrate a combined strength far greater than what either could achieve alone. We are living in a turbulent age. Separate, we are weak. Those who can join together like a powerful alloy will triumph.” (World Tribune, April 19, 2002, p. 7.)

More recently, in a message to the Women’s & Young Women’s conference at FNCC, March 30, 2007, President Ikeda said, “We hope that you, the SGI-USA women and young women, will respect one another, focusing on the sole objective of kosen-rufu, wisely and cheerfully uniting your talents to create a history of victory after victory.

As SGI-USA women, we want to wholeheartedly embrace the young women, creating an alloy of indestructible unity, committed to working alongside our mentor for the sake of world peace. We would like to include young women in our activities as much as possible, including visiting members together.

With regard to the young women who are graduating into the women’s division, let’s ensure that they have a district where they can practice immediately upon their graduation and are able to continue making a significant contribution to the advancement of world peace. Let’s wholeheartedly embrace them in the women’s division and get them actively involved in district activities. In taking on new leadership responsibility as a women’s division members, their appointments should be approved through the appropriate personnel committees.