Category: Working Mum

Little Miss Hope turned two last week. A couple of days before that, I was so grateful for an email from Chateau School saying they would host a little tea-time party to celebrate on Friday afternoon. All I had to do was bring the cake. Ta-da! As full-time working parents we are very grateful for…

After attending as a participant and panelist for some years, it is a great honour to be joining this year’s International Conference for Women in Business as a moderator. The ICWB was established in 1996 – long before Prime Minister Abe coined the phrase Womenomics – and now welcomes almost 1000 delegates for a 10-hour…

My husband returned to work this month, after 5.5 months of paternity leave. Little Hope, aged 14 months, is now in full-time daycare at the wonderful Chateau School in Nishi Azabu. At the end of each day the school bus drops her off at my office, and we piggy back home. It’s our new normal…

After almost a year of maternity leave, I was really happy to return to work at the BCCJ. This happened to coincide with a farewell reception for British Prime Minister Theresa May, who was on a state visit to Japan. As many working mums have told me, it might take a little time before my…