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Event Date: June 17, 2026, 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM
Brown Bag Seminar
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series The 235th Seminar "Health Issues Among Working Women: Why Is the Healthy Worker Effect Difficult to Observe in Japan?"
The Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series will start every Wednesday at lunchtime from April 2021. The purpose of this webinar series is to provide opportunities not only to learn research related to SDGs in Asian and Oceanian regions, but also to expand your research network across different academic areas.
The webinar is free, available in English and Japanese, and open to everyone! We hope you all come and join us!
The webinar is free, available in English and Japanese, and open to everyone! We hope you all come and join us!
Details
- Date
- 2026/6/17 (Wed) 12:10－12:50
- Style
- Zoom Webinar
- Language
- Bilingual Japanese-English support (simultaneous interpretation)
- Admission Fee
- Free
- The maximum number for the webinar participants
- 500 people
- Contact
- Kyushu University Q-AOS Administrative Office
TEL：+81-92-802-2605
E-mail：aoevent★jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Abstract
This seminar discusses health issues among working women in Japan from the perspective of the Healthy Worker Effect. This concept refers not only to the epidemiological tendency that workers are healthier than non-workers because they are healthy enough to work, but also to the positive effects of employment on health, such as social participation and economic independence. A comparative study conducted in 2007 between full-time employed women and housewives suggested that the typical Healthy Worker Effect may not always be observed among women in Japan.
Since then, female employment has increased, and work environments and men's participation in childcare and housework have gradually changed. Research on women-specific health issues, such as menstruation, PMS, and menopause, has also expanded, revealing their relationships with presenteeism and well-being. However, challenges remain, including low birth rates and traditional gender roles. This lecture will discuss the importance of viewing occupational health from a gender perspective and future directions for improving well-being.
Since then, female employment has increased, and work environments and men's participation in childcare and housework have gradually changed. Research on women-specific health issues, such as menstruation, PMS, and menopause, has also expanded, revealing their relationships with presenteeism and well-being. However, challenges remain, including low birth rates and traditional gender roles. This lecture will discuss the importance of viewing occupational health from a gender perspective and future directions for improving well-being.
Program
12:10 – 12:15 Introduction
Professor, Kimiyo Kikuchi (Q-AOS Director)
12:15 – 12:40 Seminar
Title: Health Issues Among Working Women: Why Is the Healthy Worker Effect Difficult to Observe in Japan?
Speaker: Associate Professor, Mariko NISHIKITANI (Data-Driven Innovation Initiative)
12:40 – 12:50 Q&A
Professor, Kimiyo Kikuchi (Q-AOS Director)
12:15 – 12:40 Seminar
Title: Health Issues Among Working Women: Why Is the Healthy Worker Effect Difficult to Observe in Japan?
Speaker: Associate Professor, Mariko NISHIKITANI (Data-Driven Innovation Initiative)
12:40 – 12:50 Q&A
Material
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