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My name is Shizue Tomoda. After retiring from the international civil service, I pursue my interest in creative writing.
My Creative Writing Works
This is a fascinating memoir/study by a former director of ILO's Colombo office that deciphers the tragic civil war, the complex ethnic composition, and social and labor issues of vulnerable women workers in Sri Lanka. It is a story of pain, toils and agony, but also of light.
This novel explores the life and times of a brave young Japanese woman named Sachiko who escapes the stifling culture in Japan for a life of promise in the United States. Through hardships and lost love, she comes to discover a new spiritual peace within herself.
A sweet memoir describing the process of how the author formed a lovely family with her two adopted cats Taro and Tomi. The fact is you can learn a lot from a cat, and this book serves as a beautiful portrait of the simple life.
Category Archives: occupation
Sexual discrimination at entrance to Tokyo Medical University
According to the statistics recently released by the Ministry of Education, the proportion of women in undergraduate studies in Japan as in May, 2018 reached 45%, the highest ever. They were 31.3% and 33.6% in master’s and doctorate courses respectively, … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Economic development, Happiness, Japan, Labour issues, Men and Development, Multicultural, occupation, skills training, Women & Development
Tagged back-door entrance, Dr. Yoshiko Maeda, entrance exam at medical school, ILO Convention No.156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, Japan Medical Women's Association, Japanese ratification of ILO conventions, Japanese women in school of higher learning, maternity leave among medical staff, PM Abe, Prof. Noriko Wakao, sexual discrimination, shortage of medical staff, Tokyo Medical University
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Essay: The Enigma of Gender Gap in Japan
In March this year, I posted on my blog an essay titled “Japan: The worst developed country for women?” I mentioned in it that Japan came in 101st in the “global gender gap index” in 2012 out of 135 countries … Continue reading
Posted in Economic development, Japan, Labour issues, Men and Development, Multicultural, occupation, Women & Development
Tagged Chunnel Tunnel, female coal mine workers, Finland, France, gender gap, gender gap index, gender parity index, Germany, global gender gap index, Iceland, Japan, life expectation, Margaret Thatcher, Norway, Philippines, propose a toast, Republic of Korea, Seikan Tunnel, Sweden, UK, undersea coal mines, UNESCO, USA, wedding in Shinto style, WHO, World Economic Forum
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