Session outline

Public(O) Session Sub Category Public Session ID O-05 Title Work-life balance and Careers for Earth and Planetary scientists Short title Work-life balance of Scientists Convener Name Sachi Wakasa Affiliation Graduate School of Engineering of Resource Science, Akita University Email wakasa@gipc.akita-u.ac.jp Co-convener 1. Name Chiaki T. Oguchi Affiliation Geosphere Research Institute, Saitama University Email ogchiaki@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp Co-convener 2. Name Takeshi Sakanoi Affiliation Planetary Plasma and Atmospheric Research Center, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University Email tsakanoi@pparc.gp.tohoku.ac.jp Co-convener 3. Name Yoshiko Ogawa Affiliation The University of Aizu Email yoshiko@u-aizu.ac.jp Co-convener 4. Name Kazuyo Sakanoi Affiliation Komazawa University Email ksakanoi@komazawa-u.ac.jp International Symposium No request Language Japanese Scope This session focuses on life and work balances of Earth and Planetary scientists. Every day scientists make effort for contribution to society, development of Science and Technology, and inquiry into the truth. This session includes the problem of "Postdoctoral and Junior Scientists" and comparison between "Life of Japanese Women and Foreign Women". We are going to keep discussion on the topic of "Ikumen Project" held last year. Type of presentation Oral and Poster presentation Invited papers