A conversation about work, motherhood, domestic labor, and feminism in Japan

In this episode of Work Family Me, I speak with Tanja McCandie. She is a Canadian national living, working, and parenting in Japan. She works as an associate professor, advocates for gender and teacher development, and handles homework, laundry, and baseball games while her husband works abroad. Listen to hear two “difficult women” discuss: Feminism, equality, parenting in an outdated system and framework A behind the scenes of cultures meeting within a marriage and parentingThe permission from self and culture at large that women often don’t get when returning to work after maternity leave Invisible challenges in the way of visibility, promotions and networkingThe shifts that are happening as more women have access to choices and financial wellbeingBeing lonely vs alone as a wife and a parentLinks: Connect with me on LinkedInWork with me - 1:1 coaching details Here is a link to Tanja’s dissertation on gender inequity in Japanese higher education https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/oip/317/For full show notes, visit https://www.coachingwithmaude.com/