18 yrs is Adult - Job Interviews Bias - Nordic Talks - Diversity Quotas - Sustainable Short Takes with Tove, JJ and Shirley

April 2022 Reducing the Age of Adulthood in Japan- what does that mean? / The interview process ups and downs, how to be more inclusive and welcoming to diverse individuals. / Nordic Talks Japan latest event - Gender Quotas in leadership for business and government / Owning your bias / Gender bias in AI and machine learning / Book: The Hidden Life of TREES by Peter Wohllenben LINKS: Nippon.com https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01285/ (https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01285/) Nordic Talks Japan: https://www.nordicinnovationhouse.com/tokyo/nordic-talks-japan (https://www.nordicinnovationhouse.com/tokyo/nordic-talks-japan) Japan Intercultural Consulting Founder Rochelle Kopp: Training Interviewers to Leave Doors Open to Future Collaboration: https://japanintercultural.com/free-resources/articles/japanese-and-interviewing/ (https://japanintercultural.com/free-resources/articles/japanese-and-interviewing/) Japan Firms consider Gender question on applications: https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCo_QfGG3FlWVh3Z0AoxuwBA ( @The Japan Times ) https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/19/national/social-issues/japanese-firms-gender-resumes/ (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/19/national/social-issues/japanese-firms-gender-resumes/) Ted Talk- are you biased? I am: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq_xYSOZrgU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq_xYSOZrgU) Senate Confirms Supreme Court Justice Katanji Brown Jackson: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/senate-set-confirm-jackson-first-black-woman-us-supreme-court-2022-04-07/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/senate-set-confirm-jackson-first-black-woman-us-supreme-court-2022-04-07/) Another great week of insights this week in Sustainable Short-Takes a Sub-Series of the Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow-podcast series. Here we discuss ideas, events, books and news related to sustainability in Japan. We are event organizers for the "Women to Inspire a Sustainable Japan" event to be held in May. ~~~~ About the Seek-Sustainable-Japan Host, JJWalsh J