WORK-FAM (Work-Life Balance from Gender-Sensitive Perspectives), sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, is a 5-year project that has been researching on issues related to work-family balance in Japan and the U.S.A.
Comparing Work-Life Balance in the U.S. and Japan:
From Gender-Sensitive Perspectives
Date: Monday, July 2nd 18:00-21:00
Place : Ochanomizu University, Science Department, 3-701
Program
Labor Market and the Changes in Work and Family in the U.S.
Dr. Susan Houseman
Senior Economist, UPJOHN INSTITUTE
Issues on Family Care Responsibility Discrimination
Dr. Joan Williams
Professor of Law, UC Hasting
How do Japanese Women Manage Career and Family Responsibilities?
Dr. Nobuko Nagase
Professor of Economics, Ochanomizu University
Commentator
Ms Yoko Kobayashi
Manager of Gender Equality Bureau of the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Chair
Dr. Ki-young Shin, Associate Professor of Political Science & Gender Studies, Ochanomizu University
Discussions & Questions
Admission FREE
Simultaneous interpretation available (English/Japanese)
All participants need to make registration→Form
Nursery Service available (Fee free: June 20th is deadline for application)
Work and Life Balance from Gender-Sensitive Perspectives: Designing Work
Style that Enables Career Development, Family and Community Activities
program