Mayumi HORI

　女性の社会進出はめざましく、勤続年数も伸長し、職域も拡大されています。働く女性が増えた背景には、経済・社会環境の変化や生き方に対する女性の意識改革の変化があったと考えられます。本格的な少子・高齢社会が到来し、女性労働力への期待も高まっています。今後、女性の労働力を量的にもまた質的にも向上させていくためには、女性が自らの能力を充分に発揮できる社会が不可欠になります。いかに社会の中で生きていくかという意識の育成や現場で役立つ知識の修得など、社会人として求められる要素や自己啓発力を養うこともますます必要となるでしょう。自己の適性や働くことの意義を考え、キャリアを重ね、生活と仕事のバランスをとりながら社会で能力を発揮していくための課題を研究します。2年生では、研究の基礎を学び、3年生では、卒論に向けて準備を開始し、進路についてサポートをします。4年生では、卒論執筆指導と就職活動支援（ビジネスマナー、模擬面接、応募書類指導等）をします。コロナ禍が終息し、企業の承諾が得られれば企業訪問を実施する予定です。

　Women's social advancement is quite remarkable with an increased working year and an expanded range of occupations. We attribute this to the change in economic and social environments along with a growing awareness among women of what is possible in their lives. With the arrival of a full-fledged declining birthrate and an aging society, expectations for women’s labor force are rising. In near future, a society in which women can fully demonstrate their abilities will be indispensable to improve the women’s labor force both quantitatively and qualitatively. It will be increasingly necessary to cultivate the elements required to be a valued member of society, and essential for women to acquire the knowledge and skill sets vital for thriving in the workplace. Considering each individual’s aptitude and the significance of working, we will study the challenges of continuing careers while contributing to society and keeping better balance between life and work. In this seminar, students will learn the basic of research in the Sophomore year, and then start preparing for the graduation thesis in the Junior year along with receiving career path support. In the Senior year, I will provide guidance on writing graduation thesis and support for job hunting (business manner, mock interview, and guidance on application documents, etc.). We will also plan to conduct company visits (with their consent) when this pandemic is over.