Thursday, December 6

Lecture Series / Brown Bag -- Avoiding Bad Moves: Relocation, Work/Family Conflict, and Japanese Career Women
Blaine Connor, Director of Academic Programs, College of General Studies
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
4130 Posvar Hall
Asian Studies Center, International Business Center
asia@pitt.edu

Relocation can lead to professional growth and career advancement, but can also lead to work/family conflict. In this talk Connor will present the stories of three Japanese career women whose relocations led to personal crises. These crises resulted from a workplace policy which made periodic relocation obligatory for male and female employees alike. By analyzing how they faced these crises and what gave rise to them, Connor aims to shed light on issues of work-life balance, gender equity, and obstacles to social and cultural change.

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