Information
- Time and Date: 13:20 - 16:30, Wednesday, March 5, 2014
- Venue: JA Kyosai Building Conference Hall (2-7-9, Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- Language: Japanese
- Admission: Free
- Capacity: 300 (Registration closes if it reaches capacity. First-come-first-served basis.)
- Host: Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Cabinet Office
- Co-hosts: The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
- Contact: Department of Information and Research Cooperation, ESRI (Tel: 03-3581-0457 Fax: 03-3581-1538)
Program
13:20-14:15 Presentation
"Career Interruption of Women with Children: New findings based on JILPT National Survey of Households with Children 2012"
ZHOU Yanfei (Vice Senior Researcher, JILPT)
"RIETI Research Findings on the Impact of Diversity and Work-Life Balance"
KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University)
"Analyses of Factors Relating to the Declining Number of Children and Desire for Children: Empirical evidence from survey data"
ASADA Chihoko (Executive Research Fellow, ESRI)
14:15-14:35 Break
14:35-16:30 Panel Discussion
"Achieving Women's Greater Role in the Economy and Overcoming Low Fertility—How can we change our way of working and gender-based household responsibilities?"
Moderator:
ASADA Chihoko (Executive Research Fellow, ESRI)
Theme 1 "Women in Business"
Presentation:
HIGUCHI Yoshio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University)
Comments:
TAKEISHI Emiko (Professor, Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies, Hosei University)
Theme 2 "Female Employment during Childbirth and Childcare Period"
Presentation:
TAKEISHI Emiko (Professor, Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies, Hosei University)
Comments:
IWASAWA Miho (Senior Researcher, Department of Population Dynamics Research, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research)
Theme 3 "Changing Men's Way of Working"
Presentation:
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro (Senior Research Director, Department of Industrial Relations, JILPT)
Comments:
HIGUCHI Yoshio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University)
Wrap-up Comments
SEIKE Atsushi (Honorary President, ESRI / President, Keio University)