The Women in Business Reading List
Do Less,get more
This book, written by Shaa Wasmund and endorsed by a recent ACCJ Women in Business speaker, encourages a less is more approach so we can find the time to focus on what matters. The book looks at the importance of nurturing a support network, scheduling for value, and escaping procrastination.
A mission to help Japan’s women back into the workforce
This article highlights the unorthodox career of ACCJ member, Cynthia Usui, who first entered the workforce in Tokyo after 17 years of being a full time mother. It shows the remarkable progress Cynthia has made in her career since accepting the lowly hourly rate as a telephone operator at a members club, and how she has channeled her experience to help and encourage others. A MUST READ.
A nation of suit-wearing salarymen educates its first generation of stay-at-home dads.
In 2008, the Japanese government began piloting the Ikumen Project, aimed at drafting policies that would make workplaces more father-friendly and funding various cultural projects that would encourage dads throughout Japan to get more involved with their children.
Japan's Change Generation
This article talks about Hiroki Komazaki, who has persuaded the Japanese government to pass a law on childcare that would allow entrepreneurs to establish nurseries using vacant spaces in apartment buildings in Tokyo.
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This Reading List is curated by members of the ACCJ Women in Business Committee as a service to ACCJ members and the international business community in Japan.
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