I chose to interview this individual as I believed it would be interesting to hear about her experiences working in a broadcasting company. She has been able to be in charge of multiple cases, and I thought that considering her perspective will allow me to see how gender equality issues play out in the workplace. … Continue reading Interview with Female Senior Manager at Broadcasting Company
I chose to interview a female lawyer for my Global Politics EA because I believed her job was quite specialised and I wanted to see how gender equality issues were like in her workplace. Furthermore, she has been in charge of many power harassment or sexual harassment cases so I thought it would be interesting … Continue reading Interview with Female Lawyer at a Law Firm in Tokyo
I chose to interview this individual for my Global Politics EA because I believed she would offer an interesting perspective as a woman in the predominately male-centred field of medicine. I also chose to include her because I wanted to see if there was a difference in gender issues faced by individuals that have a … Continue reading Interview with Female Dentist and Clinic Owner
I chose to interview this individual for my Global Politics Engagement activity as her current gender research studies focus on Turkey and Japan. I thought it would be interesting to hear an expert opinion on why such gender inequality exists in Japanese society and why it is so necessary to change social structures for the … Continue reading Interview with Senior Researcher at Research Institute (Social Sciences and Gender Studies)
I chose to interview Ms Iwata, a former government worker for my Global Politics Engagement Activity. I chose to include her as she had an active role in changing legislation to protect working women and because she redefined the value of women working in government jobs. She was involved in the creation of the Equal … Continue reading Interview with Former Government Worker (Pioneer of Equal Employment Opportunity Law)
I chose to interview Amano Tae as one of my engagements for the Global Politics EA project. The reason why I chose her was because I felt that she was a key public figure that has been discussing gender inequality issues openly in Japanese society. She recently was interviewed for a news article in the … Continue reading Interview with Amano Tae (Respect Each Other and MIRACO CEO)
I decided to interview a current female government worker, who has had experience working in both the parliament and intergovernmental economic organisations like the OECD. The reason why I chose to undertake this engagement was because she had had experience working both government jobs in Paris and Japan, and could offer a clear contrast in … Continue reading Interview with Female Government Worker
