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Hailing from industry, government and academia, attendees were joined by 50 business leaders and diversity and inclusion champions who spoke in panel discussions and training sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event was the chamber\u2019s third women in business event to be held in 2017, following successful gatherings in the Kansai and Chubu areas, which ACCJ President Christopher LaFleur said reflects the growing recognition that the role of women in the economy is \u201cof utmost importance to our lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With the aim of delivering actionable takeaways that would help delegates overcome Japan\u2019s traditional corporate culture and achieve professional success, the event called on those present to share issues, raise concerns and propose solutions to further women\u2019s empowerment in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Savvy Tokyo<\/span><\/i> went along to find out more.<\/span><\/p>\n\"\"© Photo by Life.14<\/a><\/small>\n

Use your network <\/b><\/h4>\n

Elizabeth Handover, president of Lumina Learning, opened the summit by saying that a diverse audience means more ideas and viewpoints.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have a story; we all have an experience. They are all valuable,\u201d she said, encouraging delegates to share their thoughts for the benefit of all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keynote speaker Fumiko Hayashi, mayor of Yokohama, echoed her words, pointing out the opportunities to be found in meeting a wide range of people.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTalk to as many people as possible and make one-on-one relationships with them. With time your networks will grow. My career has been possible only because of doing that,\u201d she said. \u201cSince leaving high school I\u2019ve worked at nearly 20 companies and it was the relationships I made at each of them that have supported me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fumiko Hayashi, mayor of Yokohama, speaks at the Women in Business Summit on October 17, 2017. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Though now recognized by\u00a0<\/span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Forbes <\/span><\/i>and Harvard Business School among others as one of the most powerful women in the world, Hayashi said her career didn\u2019t look promising at the outset. Like most companies did in the 1960s, one former employer even suggested she worked for five years and then resign, to have children. Yet she persevered, becoming first the only female car salesperson in Honda and then rising through the ranks to take the position of an operating officer for Nissan Motor Company in 2008, before moving into politics a year later.<\/span><\/p>\n

Confidence for mothers<\/b><\/h4>\n

Hayashi\u2019s work now involves supporting women in Yokohama to stay in or return to work after having children or to take management positions. <\/span><\/p>\n

At present, almost every pre-elementary school child in Yokohama has access to a day-care place, and the proportion of women in managerial positions has increased from 8% in 2009 to 14.8% in spring 2017, while those sitting management qualifications has risen from 6.2% to 20.7% over the same period.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWomen see that those in management are really busy and it puts them off wanting to be managers,\u201d she said. \u201cFirst, we talk to women about the importance of these roles before encouraging them to take the necessary qualifications.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The need for women to receive training or mentoring to help them reach their potential at work was also addressed in a discussion on returning to the workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n

As traditional Japanese firms often don\u2019t hire people with extended gaps in their career history, women can find it hard to ever return.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Miwa Tanaka, co-founder and co-CEO of Waris Co., Ltd., which supports women to return to work, said that half of women in Japan currently quit their job after having a baby. As traditional Japanese firms often don\u2019t hire people with extended gaps in their career history, women can find it hard to ever return. Struggling to find their role, these women need training to give them back their confidence. <\/span><\/p>\n

Yoko Kato, a director at Edelman Japan K.K., returned to work after five years in the UK as a full-time expat mom. She accepted a role \u201csix notches below\u201d her last one but saw it as a \u201ctest\u201d and recommended delegates to \u201ctake anything that looks interesting and has potential.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanaka agreed: \u201cIf you don\u2019t start somewhere, you won\u2019t be going anywhere; your first job [on returning to work] is not your destination.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Ikuboss” and “ikumen” panelists discuss the importance of encouraging flexible working hours for fathers.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

At a session on <\/span>ikuboss <\/span><\/i>(employers who support parenting) and <\/span>ikumen<\/span><\/i> (dads who are active in parenting), panelists pointed out that encouraging flexible working and the taking of paternity leave would also help moms to stay in or return to employment after having children.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, during a discussion on inclusive leadership, Keiko Hayashi, partner at Deloitte Tohmatsu, said that managers should show transparency about why they leave work on time, for example, to pick up their children or help their partner. Doing so sets a good example for others to do the same. <\/span><\/p>\n

Build your brand<\/b><\/h4>\n

Jin Montesano, executive officer of LIXIL Group Corporation, told delegates that the key to building and reinforcing a successful personal brand is not only one\u2019s IQ (intelligence quotient) but also one\u2019s EQ (emotional quotient). This EQ is necessary to understand what is happening in the organization, such as \u201cpeople politics.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

She encouraged delegates to look beyond their job title and consider how they, as individuals, can add value to situations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBuild your personal power regardless of your positional power,\u201d she said, adding that one\u2019s personal brand acts as \u201cinsurance\u201d to help secure future professional opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Panelists discuss the importance of building women’s personal brands at their workplace. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

If each delegate\u2019s skills were to be represented on a starburst chart, Montesano said the chart should look like \u201ca star.\u201d As each of its points represents a skill that the person excels at, he or she could be easily differentiated from others and would, therefore, attract opportunities. She warned against trying to be good at everything \u2014 which would result in a \u201crounded\u201d chart \u2014 rather than being excellent at something. It is more likely that, when looking for management or board level staff, people will remember and seek those with a particular skill rather than an all-rounder, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yuki Hashimoto, managing director of Morgan Stanley, added that women need to know their strengths and weaknesses; to like themselves; and to be connected internally and externally in order to develop their brand and build a successful career. <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to other practical sessions featuring personal development and training on unconscious bias, delegates joined panel discussions covering topics such as entrepreneurship, workstyle reform, an ageless workforce, inequality in HR systems and leveraging inclusion for innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Savvy Says\u2026 <\/b><\/h4>\n

While the range of topics was vast, thanks to solid success stories and insight from leaders with proven success in breaking Japan\u2019s traditional corporate mold, each session had two clear takeaways: women should awaken the power within themselves for self-development and maximize professional opportunities that can be gleaned from collaboration. What we can all do to make this feasible is take small steps in our own working environment: continue raising your voice and ask for your rights. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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