This is a fascinating article from the New York Times which highlights the difficulties in truly sharing responsibilities for work and in the home…
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/magazine/15parenting-t.html
Upcoming Leadership Symposium
AWF is very pleased to be a supporting partner in the 2008 GOLD/GEWEL Impact Leadership Symposium to be held in Tokyo on October 21, 2008. The symposium will include educational programs, interactive seminars, and keynote speakers who will speak about “Impact Leadership” from three points of view: Leadership, Diversity & Culture, and Business/Economic Activities.
For further information, visit the GOLD website or click here for more information (as this is not an AWF event, please contact GOLD directly with any questions or registration inquiries).
Our Next Event - June 19
We are very pleased to have Timothy McCarthy, Chairman and CEO of
Nikko Asset Management, lead the next in our series of CEO lectures. He
will share his experience and discuss Nikko AM¹s approach in Japan.
Doors open at 7pm for food and drinks, and the networking and speaker portion of
the event will begin after 7:30pm.
More information can be found on our flyer
EU Film Days 2008
AWF members and associates may be interested in the EU Film Days coming up from 15th May.
The detailed programme can be found at http://eufilmdays.jp
EU Film Days 2008 will feature 21 films from 19 Member States. Eleven of these films have never before been shown in Japan. These 11 titles include “Occident” by Romanian director Christian Mungiu, winner of the 2007 Palme d’Or for “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”, “Cheese and Jam” by Slovenian director and actor Branko Djuric (winner of the best screenplay award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for “No Man’s Land”), and “You am I” by Kristijonas Vildziunas of Lithuania. Both Mr Djuric and Mr Vildziunas are expected to attend all screenings of their films for the duration of the festival.
The latest work-life balance solution - Bring your Baby to Work
Here’s an amusing article which tells what happened when three journalists tried out the latest suggested solution for work-life balance - bringing your child to work with you …
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/04/work_as_childs_play.html
Run for the Cure looking for volunteers for Pink Ball committee
Run for the Cure, a Tokyo-based foundation that funds education and awareness programs throughout Japan, is looking for volunteers to work on or to chair the various committees that put together the very successful annual fund-raising Pink Ball.
Details will be posted on AWF’s Community site shortly or can be obtained by contacting Taro Irei on tirei@runforthecure.org.
