Yuka Ogata took seven-month-venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) son to work to highlight difficulties parents have amid acute shortage of childcare placesWeeks after Ivanka Trump lauded Japan’s progress on women’s participation in the workforce,a female politician was forced to leave the chamber after her colleagues objected to the presence of her seven-month-venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) child.
Yuka Ogata had taken her son to a session of the Kumamoto municipal assembly on Wednesday to highlight the difficulties many Japanese parents – particularly women – face juggling their careers with raising children, amid an acute shortage of nursery places.
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Source: guardian.co.uk