Abe Fellowship Program — CGP-SSRC Seminar Series
Fertility Decline, Women’s Choices in the Life Course,
and Balancing Work and Family Life: Japan, the USA,
and other OECD Countries
The Gleacher Center, University of Chicago
May 16–17, 2006
Organizer: Kazuo Yamaguchi, The University of Chicago
Participants from the United States
- Larry Bumpass, Professor of Sociology, the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
- Hiromi Ono, Associate Professor of Sociology, Washington State University.
- James Raymo, Associate Professor of Sociology, the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
- Kazuo Yamaguchi, Professor of Sociology, The University of Chicago.
Participants from Japan
- Akihide Inaba, Associate Professor of Sociology, Tokyo Metropolitan University
- Machiko Osawa, Associate Professor of the Studies of Contemporary Societies.
- Sawako Shirahase, Associate Professor of Sociology, Tsukuba University.
- Eiko, Kenjoh, Associate Professor of Economics, Asia University
Participants from Great Britain
- Catherine Hakim, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics.
Conference Schedule for Monday, May 15, 2006
Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive
Welcome dinner
Le Colonial
937 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
Tel: (312) 255-0088
Room 604
Conference Schedule for Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive
Breakfast
Room 604
Introductions and Welcoming Remarks
Room 604
Session I: General Issues
Moderator:
Kazuo Yamaguchi
Catherine Hakim, “Can We Reverse Fertility
Decline in Modern Societies?”
(First discussant: Eiko Kenjoh; Second discussant:
Sawako Shirahase)
Machiko Osawa, “Work-Life Balance, Flexible
Employment and Fertility in Japan”
(First discussant: Hiromi Ono; Second discussant:
Eiko Kenjoh)
Group Discussion
Lunch and Break
Banquet Room 220
Session II: Preference and Psychology
Room 604
Moderator:
Eiko Kenjoh
James Raymo and Su-jung Lim, “Labor
Force Transitions of Married Women in Japan: The Role of Human Capital,
Economic Resources, and Gender Ideology”
(First discussant: Kazuo Yamaguchi; Second discussant:
Machiko Osawa)
Akihide Inaba, “Women’s Family Role
Strain and Fertility: Does Husband’s Participation in Household
Work Have an Effect on Fertility?”
(First discussant: Sawako Shirahase; Second discussant:
Kazuo Yamaguchi)
Larry Bumpass, “Role Overload: Preferences
for Wives’ Employment Hours in Japan.”
(First discussant: Akihide Inaba; Second discussant:
Catherine Hakim)
Group Discussion
Meeting adjourns
Room 604Reception with the Sloan Center conference participants
Midway Club, Gleacher Center
Agenda for Wednesday, May 17,2006
Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive
Breakfast
Room 604
Session III: Comparisons among the OECD countries
Room 604
Moderator:
Sawako Shirahase
Eiko Kenjoh, “New Mothers’Employment
and Public Policy in the UK, Germany,
the Netherlands, Sweden and Japan.”
(First discussant: James Raymo; Second discussant:
Catherine Hakim)
Kazuo Yamaguchi, “On the Change in Relationship
between Total Fertility Rate and Women’s Labor Force Participation
Rate among the OECD Countries: Two Roles of Work-Family Balancing”
(First discussant: James Raymo; Second discussant:
Hiromi Ono)
Group Discussion
Lunch with Sloan Center conference participants and guest lecture
Ballroom 621
Session IV: Gender, children, and inequality
Room 604
Moderator:
James Raymo
Sawako Shirahase, “Mother’s Work and
Economic Inequality among Households with Children in Japan with Cross-national
Perspective”
(First discussant: Larry Bumpass; Second discussant:
Akihide Inaba)
Hiromi Ono and Miyuki Vamadevan,
“Divorce, Children and Gender: Income and Family Support in
Japan and the United States”
(First discussant: Larry Bumpass; Second discussant:
Machiko Osawa)
Group Discussion
Meeting Adjourns
Room 604
Concluding Dinner
Timo
464 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60622.
Tel: (312) 226-4300.
Seminar participants will be staying at Club Quarters, 75 East Wacker
Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Tel: (312) 357-6400.
The Gleacher Center is located at 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago,
Illinois, 60611. Tel: (312) 464-8787. Web: www.gleachercenter.com