Event report: Panel discussion to celebrate the International Women's Day in Sydney

How can we balance work and raising children? The Australia-Japan Businesswomen's Network (AJBWN) and the Australia-Japan Society of NSW Inc. (AJS-NSW) co-hosted a panel discussion in Sydney to celebrate the special day.

Internaional Women's Day panel discussion in Sydney, co-organized by Australia Japan Businesswomen's Network (AJBWN) and Australia-Japan Society of NSW (AJSNSW) Credit: SBS

Ayumi Takaku, Committee Member of the Australia Japan Businesswomen’s Networking in NSW Credit: SBS

The event invited two guest speakers, Ms Kaori Terauchi (I-Environment) and Ms Jo Keiko Terasawa (Google). The two shared their experience with the audience and talked about how they manage barriers in the Australia-Japan business landscape.

Ms Iori Forsyth from AJBWN joined the event as MC.

In the audio, Ms Terauchi, Ms Terasawa, Ms Ayumi Takaku from AJBWN, and some of the audience shared their thoughts with us. Have a listen.

The panel discussion was conducted in English but the event report is created in Japanese.

Celebrating International Women's Day at the "Breaking Barriers for Women's Inclusion" event, hosted by the “Australia-Japan Businesswomen's Network (AJBWN) and the Australia-Japan Society of NSW Inc. (AJS-NSW)

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