Tamaki Ushida is a dentist and the owner of Tamaki Dental Clinic in Nishi Azabu. She is a mother of a 4th grade primary student and her second child is in kindergarten.
What do you think Japanese companies and/or government needs to do to help women in Japan?
I wish we could claim childcare costs such as baby-sitting, especially while your children are young. Something like this, or some financial support, would take away a lot of the pressure faced by parents.
What advice do you have for the next generation of women in Japan?
In Japan, even now, we see women finish working after getting married - never returning to the workforce. It’s my hope that women stay in the workforce and continue to build their careers, unless there are really specific circumstances preventing them from doing so.
牛田環先生は現在、小学校４年生と幼稚園年長の子供を育てながら、西麻布で歯科医院を開業しています。
日本の政府や企業に期待する、女性が活躍しやすくなるための支援はどのようなものがあるでしょうか？
子供が小さいため、ベビーシッター代金などが経費または補助金でまかなえるようになれば、心配事を減らして仕事に専念できると思います。
次世代の若い女性たちへ何かアドバイスはありますか？
今でも日本では結婚後退職し、職に戻らない女性が多いです。結婚しても余程の事情がない限りは仕事をずっと続ける事が大事だと思います。