Approximately 80 photos with the cooperation of 34 companies and organizations
- The following is content from the press release -
AERA with Kids, a child-rearing and educational information media operated by Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc. PJT, an initiative by Sekisui House, Ltd. to promote male childcare leave.
This project, "Dads on Childcare Leave with Kids," was made possible by AERA with Kids' endorsement of Sekisui House's IKUKYU. PJT" by Sekisui House. We asked companies and organizations participating in the project to participate in the project, and we are pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to you.We also sought "special photos" of male employees and staff who have taken maternity leave and their children.The following is a list of the most common problems with theAbout 80 photos sent by 34 companies and organizations,Special website in the web media "AERA with Kids+ (Plus)".
The day you bathed your child for the first time, the day you struggled with the temperature of your milk, the day you played in the park - and so on,They are all wonderful photos that capture the everyday life of raising a child.Along with each photo, we have also included their memories of their children and comments on how they felt after taking maternity leave.
In addition to these photos, the special website, "Dads on Childcare Leave with Kids," provides information on articles on male childcare leave reported by "AERA with Kids+" to date, as well as information on a series of articles covering "companies that are easy to work with for raising children.
About "Dads on Childcare Leave with Kids" Ken Suzuki, Editor-in-Chief, AERA with Kids
The environment surrounding childrearing has changed over the years, and it is now commonplace for both fathers and mothers to be involved in childrearing. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in fiscal 2024, the percentage of men working for companies who took childcare leave reached 40.5%, a record high. On the other hand, there are differences in the way male employees take childcare leave among companies, and even in companies where childcare leave is being taken, fathers face difficulties in raising their children and in balancing work and childcare.
AERA with Kids" is a magazine that provides information to make parenting positive, fun, and easy through magazines, web media, and social networking sites. AERA with Kids" is a magazine, web media, and SNS that provides information to make daily child-rearing positive, fun, and easy. We want to see a society where both mothers and fathers can truly feel glad that they took childcare leave, and where they can enjoy the daily challenges of childrearing together and share the hardships that come after childcare leave.--It was this desire that led to the realization of this project, planned jointly with Sekisui House, in support of its "IKUKYU.PJT.
September 19 is "Think about childcare leave day" Let's expand the circle of childcare leave together.
PJT" is a project by Sekisui House, which has established September 19 as "Day to Think about Childcare Leave" as a commemorative day in 2019, with the hope that male employees taking childcare leave will be a catalyst for building a better society. This year, 174 companies and organizations have endorsed the project, which is now in its seventh year. With the rapid increase in the number of men taking childcare leave, various measures will be taken to make the period of childcare leave better, including the release of the web movie "My First Childcare Leave｜# Day to Think about Childcare Leave," publication of the "White Paper on Male Childcare Leave 2025," and information dissemination via SNS by supporting companies and organizations.
Companies and organizations that participated in the "Dads on Childcare Leave with Kids" program*Company names in alphabetical order, different groups
The Asahi Shimbun Company / INTERG Corporation / Eidai Sangyo Corporation / NTT DATA Group Corporation / NTN Corporation / National University Corporation Osaka University / Okamura Corporation / Omron Group / Kansai Economic Federation / Kyocera Corporation / Kumagai Corporation / GlaxoSmithKline Co. Kosol Corporation / Kokuyo Corporation / SAKURUG Corporation / JFEEL Corporation / Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd / Sekisui House, Ltd / Sompo Japan Insurance Inc / Takenaka Corporation / Teijin Limited / Terumo Corporation / Toshiba Group / transcosmos inc / Trenders, Inc. / West Japan Railway Company / Nippon Shinyaku / Nomura Asset Management Co.
