The Government of Japan, Fukuoka Prefecture and Kitakyushu City have teamed up to open Woman Work Cafe Kitakyushu on the 2nd floor of the AIM Building in Kitakyushu City. The cafe will provide support to women looking for work, women seeking career advancement opportunities and women looking to start their own companies. The national government will provide information on job openings, including positions that can be balanced with child-rearing. The Prefecture, meanwhile, will offer consultations to women who have work-related concerns and accompany facility users to interviews at their request. Kitakyushu City will offer job placement support for single mothers, including consultations on nursery school entrance procedures. It will also hold seminars and networking meetings for women who are thinking about starting their own companies. This is the first-ever facility in Japan in which governments at the national, prefectural and municipal level have joined forces to provide job placement support for women. Source: fiba.jp
