International Law,
Government
Dec. 19, 2013
Womenomics, Abenomics and some small talk
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking to promote the acceptance of more women in the workplace.
Julie L. Kessler
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George Washington Univ Law School
Julie is an attorney based in Los Angeles, a freelance writer for several publications, and the author of the award-winning book "Fifty-Fifty, The Clarity of Hindsight." She can be reached at www.VagabondLawyer.com
When Vice President Joe Biden was in Japan earlier this month, he surprised a few people by visiting the headquarters of DeNA Co., an Internet company in central Tokyo. While there and surprising a few more, Biden sat down at a table next to five young women and commenced his chit-chat with them by asking, "Do your husbands like you working full time?" What?
In addition to other high-cost fallout, this chatty gaffe managed to thoroughly discredit the entire purpose of Biden's visi...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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