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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Library Categories
Cultural & Social Issues:
This section includes articles about the impact of gender in the working culture in Japan, in addition to the rising issues of Japan's aging society causing increasing pressures on elderly care and the nation's decreasing population caused by a low birthrate and fertility rate.
Government Responses:
This section covers the actions and steps taken by the governments of Japan and other countries. This section includes articles about legislation in Japan dealing with promoting women in business, in addition to articles detailing women in business in other countries.
Issues Regarding Gender:
The section on gender issues details the problems of gender disparity in the Japanese workplace. This section includes articles about gender bias in the workplace, problems dealing with harassment, and perspectives outlining the role of men in promoting diversity.
Womenomics:
This section covers the goal of increasing the number of women in high-ranking positions in firms, including articles on female managers and executives, the role of women on boards and management, and opportunities of career advancement and promotion for women.
Working Mothers:
This section covers a wide range of topics concerning working mothers in the workforce such as balancing child care and raising children, various maternity issues, utilizing flexible working arrangements, and finding ways to outsource household duties.
Leadership:
This section includes information on leadership in all the forms that it takes, whatever your gender, this section provides something that we hope will inspire you to be your authentic leadership self.
Example for reference:
Content Type: Online news or magazine article
Link to content: https://hbr.org/2019/11/how-the-best-bosses-interrupt-bias-on-their-teams
Comments on access: Harvard Business Review allows access to a few articles per month for free. Beyond that a subscription is necessary
Suggested Library Category: Cultural and Social Issues
Brief content summary or description: An article by Harvard Business review published in Nov/Dec 2019 on the role leaders can play in interrupting bias when they see it. The piece summarizes how bias plays out so it can be recognized and provides advice on how to interrupt in the hiring and development processes as well as in day-to-day management.
