Meta employees are really mad【GIRLS TECH TALK #3】
Examining the impact of Meta's workplace policy changes and the perspectives on gender diversity required of companies
2/19/2025
1. Meta's Latest Policy Changes: Why Are They Getting Attention?
In our previous "GIRLS TECH TALK #2," we examined China-originated AI "DeepSeek" and its impact on business. (Watch on YouTube)
This time, we're diving deeper into how Meta's (formerly Facebook) workplace policy changes are affecting corporate culture and employees.
Meta has previously been recognized as a leader in promoting diversity, but recent benefit revisions have sparked major discussions both inside and outside the company.
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2. Details of the Changes: What Has Changed?
As part of Meta's recent policy changes, menstrual products were removed from men's restrooms. This decision has sparked dissatisfaction, particularly among non-binary and transgender employees.
- Employee Reactions
- Growing voices saying "these should be available regardless of gender"
- Petition drives have begun, with some employees personally providing menstrual products
- Meta's Official Position
- The change is "part of a benefits review" with no current plans for reversal
- However, increasing criticism from inside and outside the company has called into question changes in corporate culture
3. Corporate Diversity Strategy: Why is Gender Consideration Important?
This issue goes beyond a simple facilities change, generating broader discussion about how companies should approach gender diversity.
- Creating an Environment Where Diverse Talent Can Thrive
- Workplaces that respect diversity strengthen innovation and competitiveness
- Contributes to lower turnover rates and higher employee satisfaction
- Enhancing Brand Value and Social Reputation
- Inclusive workplace culture directly leads to positive evaluation of the corporate brand
- Companies' DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) strategies are being tested
4. Action Plans Companies Should Take
How should companies respond when issues like Meta's arise?
Immediate Measures
- Collect employee feedback and reflect it in policies
- Consider potential impacts on all employees when making facility changes
- Provide a fair environment for all employees, not just specific groups
Long-Term Initiatives
- Strengthen education and training on gender diversity
- Regularly review workplace environment and facilities, establishing transparent policies
- Continue flexible system improvements while incorporating internal and external opinions
5. Summary: The Future of Diversity-Conscious Corporate Culture
Meta's workplace policy changes have become a case that re-examines how companies should implement diversity in practice.
In the future business environment, it will be essential to create workplaces where all employees can work comfortably, beyond mere cost-cutting or efficiency measures.
We need to continue monitoring how companies address this issue and what responses they make.
🔍 In the next GIRLS TECH TALK, we'll dive deeper into "The Evolution of LLMs and Future Business Developments". Stay tuned!
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First Episode (GIRLS TECH TALK #1):
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0:12: A designer will explain the latest technology trends and AI news
0:17: I'm Mari, a designer, and I'm Sawako, an engineer
0:23: Yes, so this week has started
0:28: Yes, this is the third time, yes, it's gone by so quickly, yes, yes, it's fast, yes, learning has been 1
0:38: It's once a week, so it's already the third time, yes, yes, I think next week will be a fun topic again
0:45: But this week hasn't started yet, I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait, I want to teach you a little this week
0:55: There was something that happened, but last week, it happened to be snowing a lot in Japan, and in Osaka
1:02: It was snowing in the Kansai area too, but I have a dog at home, so I'm a little bit doggie, and a doggie puppy
1:09: I haven't played in the snow yet, so I went there for about 2 hours while the snow was piling up.
1:15: I just headed north, thinking that there might be snow in the area.
1:23: I drove around thinking that I'd stay somewhere with snow, and I happened to find a park.
1:30: It was a really nice facility, and it wasn't like it was free to enter, and it was a really nice park, and I happened to go to the restroom there.
1:38: I thought I'd use it, so I used the restroom, but I'm not good at washing my hands.
1:45: I'm not good at washing my hands, but at the station, there are a lot of really nice restrooms, but sometimes I don't wash my hands.
1:53: There was a door and there was no sign on it. There are times when one is a Japanese style and the other is a Western style.
2:01: That happens a lot, right? You can get either one with that Tiffany, but I got one of those Japanese style ones.
2:08: I opened it and it was kind of dark and a little scary, like Hanako-san in my old elementary school.
2:15: That's how it felt, that kind of toilet. Today we're going to talk about toilets, so let's start with the toilet.
2:20: I'm talking about this because I'm not good with toilets. Mari-san, you weren't bad with toilets when you were in elementary school.
2:26: Is that a toilet? Japanese toilets are scary. At my elementary school, 123 were Japanese style.
2:34: It was, so the fourth one was that style. At that time, Japanese style was still mainstream.
2:41: I always used the Western style. But basically, it's like that third one.
2:46: They say Hanako-san often appears, right? Yes, that's what they say, so every time I go to the toilet.
2:53: I'm scared to go past the third one, so I'm always scared of the toilet.
3:00: I thought so, right? I know it's nothing, but it's like an aura is coming out.
3:05: Right, right, right, right, why did Hanako-san from the toilet appear? No, I don't know, but when I enter elementary school, I'll be
3:13: The story is so well known that she's a bit mischievous.
3:18: Boys normally go in third and lock girls in, it's so scary.
3:24: But are there boys' toilets too? Hanako-san from the toilet leaves flowers.
3:30: Like I don't know about noses, but I don't know about men's
3:35: They don't come out much, do they? Flowers don't come out, I wonder why it's always only in the women's restroom, women turn into ghosts, a little
3:43: I think it's called "Ura-mi-Ura-mi-zaramashi" 122 Yes, I don't know, it was really scary
3:50: It's scary, isn't it? In this day and age, ghosts would be called DI, a little
3:56: Maybe, why are only women ghosts? Like, Nada, certainly, certainly, why, why
4:02: It only comes out to girls, why, why, maybe, it's true, in the ghost community, right, definitely, on the contrary, really
4:09: Why are boys no good, etc., yeah, maybe, it's true, right
4:16: I don't know if it's related to Mako's restroom, but that's right, today's topic, yes, today
4:22: The topic is actually about that toilet, and it's an interesting article.
4:29: I found this, so I'd like to introduce it to you.
4:36: It's an article, but according to Fox Business, some employees have been protesting by bringing in their own organizing products as a silent protest against Meta's removal of organizing products from the men's 4 toilets in trains this month.
4:42: In early January, Mark Zuckerberg
4:55: The CEO announced new developments aimed at restoring freedom of speech and changed the hateful conduct policy.
5:03: As part of this, the company has reviewed internal and external regulations, including those regarding non-binary and
5:09: transgenderism
5:16: According to Fox Business, some employees have brought in their own sanitary products and started a petition to revoke the removal.
5:24: However, the VP of Workplace Services said that the petition had no intention of excluding employees, but that there are no plans to reconsider the provision of amenities at this time. This move is seen as a symbol of resistance to Silicon Valley's shift from liberal to conservative corporate culture, and it has been reported that protests are continuing in a more subdued form rather than the large-scale lectures of the past. Yes, that's what it means. 6:00: Yes, this is a pretty shocking article, but it's a bit shocking. I used to live in Washington state, and I often see this kind of content. 6:19: It's a state where topics fly around a lot, so that's true, that's true, especially in Washington and where else? 6:26: California is like that, too, and Oregon is like that. In Washington state, this kind of movement is very strong, and non-binary people
6:34: They also make a lot of statements and hold various demonstrations, and what month was it, July or August?
6:40: What was it, um, lgbtqlgbtqPLUS
6:49: People from are having parades and parties and it's really fun, but I've often said that it's really
6:56: What is that parade, it's like a parade to make people aware of their scars
7:02: There are things like that, and they're very common, and also in things like women's
7:09: Putting organizing supplies and things like that in the toilets is really mainstream, basically in every toilet
7:15: They're in restaurants and universities, too. They have them in places like that, especially in companies.
7:20: In buildings owned by companies, they are often placed in them.
7:27: Ah, but are they placed in men's restrooms too? Men definitely go in.
7:35: I've never been there, so I don't know unless I ask the old ladies and uncles in Castoria, but there is something like that.
7:43: Even if there is, I think it's probably just something like that, so I think it's quite a topic.
7:48: There are a lot of them, so it's mainstream. Rather, it's something like that. Recently, or rather, I'm going to Washington State, where I'm going to go.
7:56: About two or three years before I left, I think the amount of garbage is amazing.
8:01: It's an eco-friendly thing, so I'm talking about something like a deva cup, and it's like that.
8:07: Without using pads or anything like that, yeah, that's right. Reusable sanitary products
8:12: It's really advanced, what was it called, but in the city, there's a campaign for free
8:19: I've seen something called Diva Up being handed out, right in the city, yeah
8:24: Yes, there was a campaign like that, and they were giving out things like that for women to organize
8:31: I've seen movements to try to reduce waste as much as possible, and it was really interesting, wasn't it?
8:38: It's interesting, isn't it interesting, but I think America is more open, isn't it?
8:45: In Japan, when I saw this article, I thought, well, I guess it's because I'm pure Japanese
8:51: Oh, I guess in Japan, sanitary products like this are in men's restrooms
8:58: People buying sanitary products together is also interesting It's pretty embarrassing, isn't it?
9:04: Yes, there is a podcast like this, episode 3 for everyone
9:12: Let's talk about it and spread it to the world, it's true, it's really, really, really, really
9:20: It's amazing that they put the toiletries in the men's area.
9:28: I don't think we used to hide them. I think there's an elementary school where they don't want to be seen.
9:33: Even now in Japan, they hide them. I think they probably don't want to be seen. I think it's embarrassing.
9:41: I don't know, they're not very open. I think they do. They hide them. I think they don't want to be seen. I think it's embarrassing.
9:47: I think they do. I don't know, so I like things that don't make much noise when the wind blows. I'm in America.
9:55: I used to live in America, so I don't have anything to do with it anymore, but there's things like Hime, don't you? I bought some of those.
10:00: I don't think so. I think it's fine. I don't know what they're hiding.
10:06: I think that's a bit different between America and Japan. It's quite different, isn't it? It's basically Western culture.
10:13: Yes, yes, yes, it's just America. It's basically Western culture.
10:18: Yes, yes, yes, it's true that Western culture is quite Western culture. I definitely want to talk about that.
10:25: It seems like they're talking about it. There are no Otohimes, you know? They're not in the toilets.
10:32: No Otohimes, no matter where you go. No good department stores, no Otohimes.
10:38: Even now, there are no washlets, so I think there are no Otohimes.
10:45: I think there are probably more people who would say that if Otohime is coming, she should use the Oshlet first.
10:51: Yes, that's right. I guess it's just that kind of thing. I don't think she's coming.
10:57: It's a delicatessen, or rather a sanitary product, but it's not really a male thing
11:05: It was placed in the toilet, so when they protested about it, they protested
11:12: Yes, there is a possibility that non-binary people could be in that category
11:18: That's what it means, right? I thought it was amazing, and for example, what is this?
11:25: How can a Japanese company solve this problem?
11:32: Well, actually, I haven't really worked that much for a Japanese company, so I don't know about that
11:39: I've worked there, so I only have a shallow knowledge of it
11:45: But I've been living in Japan normally until I came back about four years ago
11:51: But until then, I've been living in Japan normally. I feel like living in America
11:57: Well, basically, no one talks about that sort of thing
12:02: Well, they don't talk about that sort of thing, yeah ... I feel like they would give it to me, I want it.
12:53: That's true, I think it's necessary for men's training, and they're like, yeah, here you go.
12:59: I wonder if they'll put it there, yeah, depending on the company, it's really good now, nowadays.
13:05: They say that black companies are white companies, right? I guess, white companies are pretty good.
13:12: If you make a request properly, you know, if you explain the reason, they'll do it properly.
13:17: I feel like they would give it to me, I think it's human rights, it's not a human rights fee, it's the person.
13:25: There aren't many in Japan, right? In the past, when we went to war, there were only women.
13:32: So there was a time when women did all the work, right? In Japan and overseas, it was like that now.
13:39: There aren't many people, so it's just I can't stand to keep talking nonsense, but I think that's a bit weird.
13:46: I think there's a tendency to not tell people off and say that this person is this, or ... I think they'll put it in a cool box so it's not visible, but even if they say it's not okay, I think it's fine.
14:45: What? Well, even if they say they'll take it, the person who needs it will say, "No, please stop it."
14:50: Then they'll find a compromise somewhere, and then they'll put it in the bathroom.
14:56: No, but they'll leave it somewhere else. I think that's possible.
15:01: It looks amazing, doesn't it? I think they'll just leave it there. Anyone can take it.
15:08: Like that, yeah, yeah, it's not like it's a big deal, but it's really wrapped up in a white box.
15:16: I think they'll just leave it there, so that no one can see it unless they go inside.
15:24: No, I think that's probably the case, I'm sure.
15:30: I think there are a lot of people who are considerate.
15:35: I think it's not the national character to want to improve something, but there are.
15:41: So, I've been doing that kind of work for a while, and I've had a bad impression of the company. I'm lucky that someone is nagging me.
15:52: I've never worked in a company like that in Japan, so I'm a little bit
16:00: I believe it, right? I'll talk about the actual differences between Japan and America later.
16:07: I want to ask Sako-san, but before that, there's another article, right? Yes, yes.
16:13: Um, I'm also going to talk about the article. I read it, but well
16:18: This article is from sustainability MAGAZINE.com, and the contents are
16:25: It's the meta I mentioned earlier, right? Meta and Amazon are called Dei
16:31: diversityequityand inclus, this is the American Western thing that I don't really like, often like this
16:40: I'll omit it, but just take the initials, D is diversity, DIY is diversity
16:46: gender and eity are fairness, I always thought this was it, but it was it
16:51: inclusion is comprehensiveness, so it's a word that collects all of those things
16:59: It's said that de is the word that was put together, and there were quite a few companies that made this their policy
17:05: There were quite a few companies that made this their policy, so I'd like to talk about that. However,
17:10: This year, President Trump was elected
17:16: Trump was elected and became president, and from then on, the US government
17:23: There was a movement to exclude Dei from government agencies and government contracting agencies
17:30: Orders were issued to exclude them, and a policy was issued, so
17:36: All the big tech companies that had used this kind of polish up until now are now withdrawing it
17:45: That's the focus of the article
17:54: As expected, DI has really grown in the past 23 years
18:00: I think Google is the same, and they properly hire people of all races
18:09: That was the trend at Amazon and Meta
18:15: Now that this policy has been removed, everyone is equally based on merit
18:24: But we will hire people only after checking their technical skills
18:33: Let's do that again, that was the old way of doing things, the DI that was around in the past, and
18:40: It's getting more and more used, and the article says that it's slowly going back to the way it was before
18:46: That's right, thank you very much, yes
18:51: So, up until now, we've been moving forward with this DI policy, but now we're in the process of reviewing it
19:00: So that means that there are a lot of companies that are in it, right? In the US, that's right, yes, here
19:06: Well, I've always wanted to ask about the differences between Japanese and American tech companies
19:13: What are the differences? Have you had any experience in both? I'd like to ask Sawako-san about this.
19:20: Well, this is actually my first time working at a Japanese tech company, so it's really
19:25: It's a narrow perspective of my experience in Japan, but the president of my company is
19:31: It's an American company, so it's pretty open. I think it's probably close to the American way of doing things.
19:38: I think all the employees are Japanese, so it's not like a Japanese company at all.
19:46: I work at a company, but I've worked at other Japanese companies, so I think it's a bit different from an American company.
19:56: I've worked at other Japanese companies, so I think it's a bit different from an American company.
20:02: I'd like to talk a bit about the differences between companies. I think it's a bit different from an American company.
20:08: I'd like to ask you about that. It was mentioned a bit earlier, but America is open, and Japan is
20:13: Well, I think the most amazing thing is the culture of honorific language.
20:20: I think it's the same in my current company, but I think the culture of honorific language is a bit different.
20:27: Ah, it's really like that sometimes, if we didn't use this honorific language, it would be a little
20:35: We could have open discussions, how do you say it?
20:41: Sometimes I think that we can't have open discussions, so we have to use English.
20:47: We have meetings in English a lot, don't we? So when we're in English, everyone feels more comfortable.
20:54: I feel like we can say all sorts of things openly, so that's what I think about English.
21:00: I think that's one of the strengths of English. It's direct, isn't it? Basically, you say things in a roundabout way.
21:06: That's right, it's not that often, or rather, even if you say something, if you do it, it's not that much, but ... I went to a coding bootcamp and changed my career, but at the beginning, I was paid for free.
21:36: I wanted to gain some experience, so I asked them to let me work there.
21:44: I was a little taken care of by them, and then it was really
21:50: It was a really old office-like place
21:57: It was really the old way of doing things
22:06: I felt like I didn't have much experience, and I didn't have much experience.
22:11: I didn't have much experience, and I didn't have confidence in myself because I knew that I didn't have much experience.
22:17: I didn't have much experience, so I didn't have much experience. I felt like it was really hard to live here, and I wondered if I could make it here.
22:24: Every day I was playing with the screen, and it was like a game of flipping.
22:29: Thanks to my experience, I was hired by a medium-sized startup
22:36: At that time, I was already hired by a medium-sized startup
22:42: It was already a tech company, right? There was a soda machine and stuff.
22:48: And then, yeah, that was an American company, that was all American, sorry, it's all American, but
22:54: It was an American company, a medium-sized startup, and here they really had a soda machine and it was really normal.
23:02: There was a bar with refrigerators full of beer and coke and snacks, and they even brought their dogs.
23:10: It was okay, so even dogs are okay, right? That's amazing, right, right, so to a certain extent, dogs are okay.
23:15: But the dog was too much of a mess in the office, so they started restricting it a little.
23:21: But even so, if you put the dog on a lead and keep it next to your desk, you can bring it.
23:28: That's the policy they had, so I had a dog that I was looking after, so I went with that dog.
23:35: It was really fun commuting to work. It's amazing, I wonder if there are any dog-friendly offices in Japan.
23:42: I'm sure it was really good, but what was it called? And dogs are okay, too.
23:49: There are quite a lot of parties, aren't there? That's the image of dog-friendly parties overseas.
23:55: I mean, there's always a Christmas party once a year, and the company does stuff like that.
24:00: We rented out a restaurant and we all danced to dance flows and stuff like that, and it was a really fun time.
24:08: That's right, it was quite a fun way of working.
24:14: Even in tech companies, are engineers really the ones doing it?
24:19: Were all working remotely before COVID? In the US, right?
24:25: Yes, the place where I worked was the first one, the non-profit one.
24:33: It was either a group or a non-profit group. When I worked in a non-profit group, there was no remote work, but later
24:39: All tech companies are remote, either once a week or three times a week.
24:45: Of course, since COVID, all of them have been remote. We were doing it remotely.
24:51: Yes, yes, and also as for the content of the work, we had to do things like signboards and things like that.
24:58: Right, so what kind of tasks do we have to do for the content of the project we're working on now?
25:05: There's a list, and then we have stand-ups every day, and stand-ups mean we get in a circle and everyone really
25:11: We stand up and say, yes, yes, yes, that tech leader, today we're going to do this
25:17: and we'll do this, and we'll finish this by this date, and we'll do that.
25:22: We discuss it, and we have stand-ups every day, and about once a week we clean up the board.
25:30: And then we ask, how was this, how was this, and after that week is over.
25:36: After cleaning up the board for that week, But that product that was completed today
25:43: Now let's all test the software that will become that product
25:48: We had time and learned a lot, it was amazing, it looks fun
25:55: It was quite fun, yeah, yeah, diversity, you mentioned in that article
26:01: I think there was, yeah, yeah, was there such a thing? After all, America has people from many countries
26:08: And of course, in Japan, there are still more men in tech companies
26:14: I have the impression that engineers and developers are mostly men
26:20: But I think it's a little different, I think there are many different efforts in various companies, so I think it's different
26:26: I think there is an image How was it in America? Yes, I thought so.
26:33: Yes, there were still very few women. Yes, I think I was also an engineer at the first company.
26:40: There was one woman and then the second company. I think so. At the second company, there were also engineers.
26:48: Um, 1020 people, how many people are there? I think it was about 246104 men and 2 women.
26:58: Ah, it was one department, or rather a team of engineers.
27:05: And then one more, after that, a really small startup, Series B or something, A, I think Series A or Series B.
27:13: I forgot which one, but it was a different pre-seed, I think it was seed, something around that point.
27:18: When I was at a really small startup Yes, yes, that's pretty amazing.
27:23: They were particular about diversity, huh. I see, yes, that's what it was like.
27:31: They had the idea that they could improve the software by seeking various opinions.
27:36: The president had that idea, and he hired me.
27:43: They had quite a few Asians and white people.
27:51: Yes, that's a lot of different races. Yes, that's right.
27:58: It wasn't like they focused on that 100%.
28:06: I think so, but still, they were aware of it, and they said that every time, so the CEO was like, yes.
28:14: And he wanted to create a company where women could work easily.
28:20: I thought it would be nice, so I applied and I got accepted and we worked together for a while.
28:26: But that was quite a while ago, what is the current movement?
28:31: It's actually quite recently, in the last few years, there's been a movement, diversity,
28:37: America has been trying to adopt it, I think it was there from the beginning, but I think it was there in Japan, but maybe America is even more
28:45: So it's been there for a long time, isn't it? It's been there for a long time.
28:50: Well, I've lived in Washington for six years,
28:56: So I can only talk about that time, but for those five years, diversity has been
29:02: I've heard about it, everyone is basically in Washington and Oregon,
29:08: But there are a lot of non-binary people and LGBTQ people living here.
29:14: So there are areas and cities with a lot of those communities.
29:20: So I'm wondering how we can make it so that everyone can live happily.
29:25: That kind of conversation is happening everywhere, at work, and even in the parades on the street.
29:30: I think I said that a lot earlier, but it was a really good experience.
29:36: Yes, yes, that's definitely different from Japan.
29:41: Yes, it's different, isn't it? You have to try to have that kind of conversation to find the problems.
29:49: I can't find it, so I'll probably agree.
29:55: I think it's human nature to be unable to do that.
30:01: I don't think it's possible for everyone to agree in a group of people.
30:07: I think it's a difficult problem, but even so, it's important to have a conversation, especially in America.
30:14: It's like communicating and working together, isn't it? That big ball.
30:20: I've done it before. I always think about that a little bit
30:25: I think about it, but if the big ball was the one everyone was arguing about
30:32: Everyone is pushing each other, so everyone is pushing from all directions so they don't touch the ground and they push each other away and it's this way
30:38: They're saying this way and that way, but they're still talking together and moving forward, so it feels like they're making progress
30:45: I feel like this is really amazing, I see, I see, that's right, so I think that in Japan too,
30:53: I think that these conversations are gradually increasing, so I think that these conversations are fine, but
30:58: I think it would be good, and it's not a game of opinions
31:04: I think that if the day comes when we can talk more openly like that
31:09: I think it's great. By the way, in the first American company, there was only one woman.
31:16: I think you said that there are few women in the company, but what is the actual number of women?
31:28: As an active engineer, I can feel that there are fewer women than men.
31:35: I think it's overwhelmingly so. In Japan, too, the other day, the other day, it was last year or last year.
31:42: I went to a startup event, what was it called, and it was quite like that.
31:48: I went to a lot of events when I was in Washington, but I haven't had many opportunities since I came back to Japan.
31:55: So I thought I'd go and see what I went, but there were a lot of men.
32:02: The woman who happened to be there was, um, that At the event
32:08: There were maybe two people, including my legs, and the rest were executives
32:13: There were women there, but I didn't know any of the women who came to the event
32:19: There was only one, so how many people were there? The event itself
32:25: Well, there were a lot of chairs, but there were about 10, 13, 14 people
32:33: It was probably quite a bit after work, it started at about 7pm, and lasted about an hour, and it was really about startups
32:40: It was an event where we could hear stories from people who have started their own businesses, so I went to that
32:46: But, as expected, there are really a lot of women at events like this in Japan
32:51: I thought there were a lot of women, but there are really few women But I felt something like
32:57: After the event, we talked a lot. At tech events, we all talk a little.
33:03: After all, they are people who are interested in startups and things like that, so they are very sociable, so it was a different
33:12: It wasn't like I couldn't talk at all because I was a woman, and rather, they asked me things like, "Where do you work at a company?" or "Are you starting a business?" and it was really nice.
33:27: So they did that, and I said, "I'm going to talk to you because I'm popular," and it was really great.
33:33: I was able to talk smoothly, and it was really great.
33:39: I guess there is a polite way of dealing with people like that in Japan. It's a kind of social example, right? Proto
33:46: I guess it's called "Koru" or something, but there's a way of doing things, so everyone just follows that way and starts conversations
33:53: It's true that because of this honorific language, things can progress naturally
33:59: That was the event that I felt a little bit like that. And then there was another event I went to
34:05: But it was an event for young people, like college students, so I was a little interested
34:11: So it's open to people of any age, so I went to a female engineer
34:16: It was like a welcoming atmosphere, so I went, but at that time, it was a university event, and there were a lot of women at that event
34:22: There were a little bit of a table of four people, and each table
34:28: There were probably two women, so one group was There were 45 people, so it was pretty close to half.
34:34: It was a little less than half, but there were more women, and more young women.
34:39: There were a lot of them, and I really felt that there are a lot of women studying engineering at universities in Japan, so I think the number will probably increase little by little.
34:52: I think so. I see, there weren't many women until now.
34:58: But in the future, the number of female engineers may increase. Yes, I think so. I think maybe, maybe, I mean, it's already now.
35:08: I just went to that event. I went this time and last year, and it was amazing.
35:13: I thought that the number will increase, and maybe Japan is better at increasing the number of women.
35:20: I thought that maybe, but I thought the same. Oh, I see. Why? Did you think so?
35:29: Well, I don't remember if I said it a little earlier, but people are
35:34: There are few in Japan, right? Yes, yes, yes, Japan has a great labor force now.
35:40: It's said that there is a small young labor force, but it's not like you can choose anymore.
35:48: After all, the number of companies is so large that the employees can choose the company more and more, and people are
35:55: There are fewer people who can do the job, so women don't have to study like they used to
36:03: I think the custom of not having to go to university and things like that is fading more and more, so I think women are
36:10: I think it's becoming an era where men can also make their favorite thing into a job.
36:16: It's amazing, I went to that university event. I felt it at times and it's amazing, it's amazing
36:23: I've been saying it's amazing all this time, but it feels like it's just natural
36:28: I understand that when you live in America, you have to force women in, I understand
36:35: There's a tendency to force women in, I understand
36:43: There doesn't seem to be a need in that society, I feel like there's a lack of it, but I feel like Japan is
36:50: There's naturally not many people, so I wonder if there are women, I mean,
36:57: The government is really active in putting up plans to support single mothers
37:04: and providing aid subsidies and things like that
37:10: I guess there's a line between what women do and what men do for certain jobs.
37:16: I feel like the border is starting to thin out, and I think that's a really good thing.
37:23: Yes, yes, that's right, so I don't know if it's because of that, but I think Japan is really free.
37:30: I thought it was amazing that you can choose from so many different jobs. Thank you, thank you.
37:38: Thank you, it's gone by so quickly, but we're running out of time, so today
37:44: That's all for now, thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work, there was a bit of a mic mistake,
37:52: Yes, we had to retake it twice, which was a big mistake, but it's okay, we finished safely.
37:59: It's good, I'm very sorry, yes, it was a good experience, it's okay, I've had a lot of experiences. Thank you for your support.
38:07: I'm glad that Episode 3 ended safely. Yes, see you next week.
38:14: Let's move on to the main topic of tech, LLM. Let's talk about the large language model.
38:21: I might do it, so please come back. I'm looking forward to it. No, I think I'll probably do it. Yes.
38:27: I wonder if I'll do it. Yes, I think I will. Yes, please. I look forward to next week's episode.
38:33: Please, yes, I think I'm getting better every week, so please listen. Yes, I think I'll be a little lenient.
38:40: I've received it, and it's still the third time, so there are a lot of parts that are hard to hear.
38:45: I think there will be some, but they'll grow from now on, so please watch the growth of these two.
38:53: Please come back while listening to their growth.
39:00: Yes, I'd appreciate it if you could give me some improvements. Yes, thank you very much, yes.
39:08: So, thank you very much for this week, thank you very much, good job, this was Tech Girls Talk Radio.
39:15: Thank you very much, thank you very much.
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