gist
In the future, it is expected that women in various situations will realize their own hopes and shine, and that “women’s power” will be fully demonstrated and Japan society will develop, but career education for male models is still centered on high schools and universities. At present, it is difficult to say that career education that focuses on career transitions specific to women, such as pregnancy and childbirth, is being conducted sufficiently.
Therefore, the Kyoto High School-University Collaborative Research Council held the “Girls Career Talk in Kyoto” with the aim of encouraging female students and female students to look at their own lives as women from a long-term perspective and use them for future career choices and career planning by listening to and interacting with female students and women who are actually active in society.
Outline of Implementation
| schedule | Saturday, February 14, 2015 | |
| place | Campus Plaza Kyoto 2nd Floor Hall | |
| sponsorship | Kyoto High School-University Collaborative Research Council (Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education, Kyoto City Board of Education, Kyoto Prefectural Federation of Private Junior and Senior High Schools, Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, University Consortium Kyoto) | |
| Co sponsored by | High School Consortium Kyoto | |
| coordinator | Associate Professor, Admission Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Ms. Iwako Yamamoto | |
| lecturer | Career Counselor Kazumi Sawada | |
| participant | High School Students | 25 students (10 first-year students, 13 second-year students, 2 third-year students) Prefectural Government: Rakuhoku High School Municipal: Luoyang Technical High School, Saikyo High School, Hiyoshigaoka High School Private: Notre Dame Jogakuin High School, Doshisha Girls’ High School |
| university student | 14 students (3 first-year students, 7 second-year students, 4 third-year students) Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto Kacho University, Kyoto Women’s University, Doshisha University, Ritsumeikan University |
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| working adult | 10 (in no particular order) Shimadzu Corporation Yoko Oga Mr./Ms., Haneda Kobo Toki Haneda Mr./Ms., Saori Osawa Mr./Ms. Osawa Clinic, Keiko Yamada Mr./Ms. K Architects, Mika Higuchi Mr./Ms. Ishida Taiseisha Co., Ltd., Mr./Ms. Yoko Taiyama of the Kyoto City Board of Education, Sato Mr./Ms.mi Somekawa of OMRON Corporation, Naoko Kakuchi of Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital / Kyoto Tachibana University Nursing Department, Mr./Ms. Mr./Ms. Miyuki Yoneda of Kyoto Central Shinkin Bank, Mr./Ms. Mina Yamamoto of Ritsumeikan University |
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Implementation Report
In this project, which was held for the third time this year, we invited a career counselor as a lecturer for the first time, and gave a lecture on women’s work styles (full-time employees and non-full-time employees, job introductions, etc.) from the current situation surrounding women’s participation in society, and taught high school and university students the importance of imagining their own life plans and choosing their own way of life. After that, 10 working women from various occupations were divided into 5 groups of 2 each, and high school and university students joined their favorite groups and held group discussions with about 10 people each. First of all, we asked a member of society to lead the dialogue and talk about specific episodes such as the current job description, the atmosphere of the workplace, the career path that he had in mind when he was a high school student, and what kind of efforts he has made to realize his dreams. The university students in all groups actively asked questions and expressed their opinions to the members of society, and actively interacted with each other. In addition, it was impressive to see the high school students, who tended to be reserved at first, gradually relaxed in the second half of the project, and eagerly asked questions to working adults and university students and took notes of what they heard.
Looking at the results of the questionnaire after the event, I received various advice from all the working Mr./Ms.people, such as “I learned that what I think is useless now can be beneficial to me later,” “I was taught that it is important to do everything in front of me now,” and “Even if I can’t find what I want to do yet, I was encouraged that I will find something I want to do in the future.” It was evident that each of them had new realizations and discoveries. In addition, there were many positive opinions about careers, such as “You should pursue what you want to do,” “There is always a good thing no matter what you choose,” and “Women have many strengths that are unique to women!”, and I think that they were able to dispel some of their anxiety about the future. In the future, I hope that high school and university students will choose the path they should take with a view to their future, take responsibility for that choice, and work hard to realize it.
Mr./Ms. Lecturer and working guests who became advisors
Front row, from left: Mr./Ms. Yonemoto, Lecturer Sawada, Mr./Ms. Oga, Mr./Ms. Somekawa, Mr./Ms. Haneda, Mr./Ms. Osawa
Back row left: Mr./Ms. Yamada, Mr./Ms. Higuchi (4th), Mr./Ms. Taiyama (5th), Mr./Ms. Yamamoto (6th), Mr./Ms. Kakuchi (8th)
Back row, right: Coordinator Yamamoto
Same-day time schedule
| 13:30-14:10 | ◆Lecture Theme: “Thinking about the Future Me” Lecturer: Kazumi Sawada (Career Counselor) ・Advice on the situation surrounding women in society and career transitions specific to women from an expert perspective |
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| 14:10-15:45 | ◆ Group discussion with working guests and high school and university students In response to the simple questions of young people, women working in various fields give advice based on real experience |
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| 15:45-16:00 | ◆ Summary / questionnaire filling out | |||
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