Tasha Yorozu and co-presenters Ms. Mizuho Hayakawa, Consul, Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco, and Dr. Emily Murase, Executive Director, San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, presented, “Women in the Workforce: Trials and Triumphs,” at the 68th Japan-American Student Conference (JASC) Diversity Symposium. The panel was generously sponsored by TOMODACHI. The panelists touched upon recent developments in the advancement of women in the workplace in both the United States and Japan. They made cultural comparisons, addressed remaining challenges, and drew upon their own personal experiences to illustrate the issues and triumphs of women in the workforce. The JASC delegates had many questions about this high-profile topic, allowing the panelists and audience to have a frank, yet forward-looking, discussion. The JASC is a student-led exchange program that brings together competitively selected Japanese and U.S. students of diverse backgrounds and perspectives to spend one month together, studying and analyzing Japan-U.S. relations.

http://iscdc.org/jasc/2016/; http://usjapantomodachi.org/2016/09/20689/