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message 51: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments As I had mentioned before, President Obama also said: Lifting women up lifts up our economy...
http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2...
In relation to the said President Obama's saying, I had said it makes perfect sense for Emma & Emma's UN friends to find prof. of economics for the following purpose: In my judgment it is extremely helpful if Emma's Book quotes such professor(s)' comments in relation to what President Obama is getting at. (My 21st Comment)(To be cont'd)


message 52: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments For example, I would suggest that Emma's book quotes said the useful comments Professors of Economics in relation to such case as the following:
Suppose Emma interview with said STRUGGLING FRIENDS who used to belong to middle income categories but now moving toward low/lower income categories.(In other words, they are losing their household income due to certain reasons.) For example, a woman in such household encounters/experiences gender pay gap/gender inequality in employment. Suppose in general there be certain actual national tendency for such middle income people to move toward low/lower income categories, gender equality improvements will help the country's economy very positively, as President Obama pointed out precisely. I suggest that such Professor must understand importance of Feminism positively in relation to economics as well, about which President Obama and I have absolutely no doubt!! (My 22nd Comment)(To be cont'd)


message 53: by [deleted user] (new)

Told you! We'll write it for you dear! You just need to put the name on it ;)


message 54: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Allow me to make suggestions re Emma's internationally encouraging our Planet's countries to achieve Gender Equality COMPETITIVELY for their own sake as follows:
Please have Emma's Book include statistics re "the REGULAR EMPLOYMENT" in the context of Gender Inequality in each country worldwidely!!Such statistics will be available, via Emma's UN friends' invaluable help, from OECD, ILO or those business leaders whom Emma interviewed in Davos on Jan22, 2016.(My 23rd Comment)(To be cont'd)


message 55: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments From comparative perspectives, USA's private sector by definition is so competition oriented, Emma's encouraging business leaders, including those awesome ones, whom Emma interviewed in Davos on Jan 22, 2016, works and will work perfectly effectively!!(My 24th Comment)(To be cont'd)


message 56: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments From comparative perspectives, in general, in the other countries than USA, business corporations would rather feel like achieving Gender Equality AFTER they receive their own governments' certain pressures within their countries respectively. (My 25th Comment)(To be cont'd)


message 57: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Therefore, Emma's Book also needs to provide a strong basis for each government in the world to immediately understand its own Gender Inequality situation as opposed to the other countries' via certain statistics such as the above-stated Regular Employment!!(My 26th Comment)(To be cont'd)


message 58: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments For example, The word like "regular employment/workers" appears in the following OECD Report pg2, which discussed Gender Inequality issues regarding Japan:
http://www.oecd.org/japan/EMO-JPN-EN.pdf
Again my suggestion is to start with "the regular employment/workers" statistics of each country worldwidely rather than "the full employment, which includes both the regular employment and the non-regular workers".Even though eventually we discuss non-regular workers, part time workers and so on, still it is very effective to start with the REGULAR EMPLOYMENT/WORKERS to persuade/encourage numerous governments in the world effectively & competitively!! (My 27th Comment)(will be further discussed 4:30-6:30PM on Feb6 atTokyo time) Thanks for reading!!


message 59: by Silvia (new)

Silvia Hu (silvia_hu) | 5 comments we have no right to ask Emma to do something which just exists in our own mind.


message 60: by Niels (new)

Niels Vandevorst | 15 comments If she would write a book , I would be the first to buy it :)


message 61: by Holly (new)

Holly Smith (book_lover_4life) I would definitley read a book written by Emma Watson


message 62: by Rasneet (new)

Rasneet Kaur | 5 comments i am glad that emma watson has started her own book because when i was little girl i was a big fan of emma watsons character in harry potter.


message 63: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Emma has proven Emma's own original super-awesome interviewing knowhow in Davos in Jan. 2016!! Also Emma has all the time proven Emma's super-greatness, i.e., Emma's regarding the basics & the fundamentals vitally important, which will make those things come true which other people would find almost impossible!!I discovered, if I may say so, Emma's such super-talent & knowhow via Emma's UN speech in 2014!!


message 64: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments For example, Bill and Melinda definitely welcome Emma's super speech made at UN Headquarters in 2014 and would love to discuuss further with Emma extremely freely!! In other words, with respect to Super-geniuses like Bill & Melinda, all Emma should do is to start with Emma's UN Speech in 2014, which is the best!! Since such super-geniuses as Bill & Melinda, no one can predict what they are gonna speak up on that day, so just start with Emma's own 2014 UN Speech, which will certainly give tremendous inspirations to both Bill & Melinda's supergeniuses on that day!!


message 65: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments With respect to Warren, it is greatest coincidence that Warren also regards the basics extremely important, exactly in the same way as Emma does!!


message 66: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments When speaking w/ Warren, Emma has Emma's own original & unique knowhow of starting with the basics, such as:
I have a feeling that Business and Investment should be discussed from Gender Equality perspectives much more fully & frequently than before!!
Today, since Warren is such world famous super genius in Business & Investment, it is great timing to focus on Business & Gender Equality, which is just part of Gender Equality but also is its very important part without any doubt.
Correct me if I'm wrong, for example, in relation to Gender Equality in employment, it is a national loss in business competitiveness as well not to give the equal opportunities to women as a nation has long years given to men!!


message 67: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Since Emma has such super-genius, Emma goes like:
Assume there be a incredibly huge public school consisting of millions of students, women & men equally for the discussion purpose!!


message 68: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Suppose said many of students need to form a team to compete in exam scores each other as a team, they are definitely form teams based on each student's individual score competitiveness!!


message 69: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Emma goes like:
Correct me if I'm wrong, the real world business executives all over the world are forming such teams called corporations not only based on individual competitiveness but also gender inequality way of thinking which has been around for long, long centuries!!


message 70: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments I am 100% sure that Warren will find Emma's such phrases correct and open up fully Warren's super-genius mind, since Warren considers that Emma's such thinking much of the basics is absolutely wonderfull!!
Thanks for reading!!


message 71: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Emma has shown super-awesome interviewing skills, including dealing with data so effectively!!
For example, many articles, including:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-kee...

(This is the article I had been introduced before)
it said that
“According to research, women represent a mere 10 percent of all traditional mutual fund managers, a figure that has barely budged over the past decade despite increasing numbers of women financial advisors and women with degrees in finance. The disparity is even more apparent in the world of hedge funds, where women managed a mere 3 percent of the approximately $1.9 trillion invested as of early 2008.”


message 72: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments For example, someone like Warren are fond of such figures, a copy of the above article should be passed to him with red pencil marked on.


message 73: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments As far as the above-mentioned “10 percent” and “3 percent” data is concerned, would you have such feeling as the number of said woman managers would be far less than that of the men in the respective industry ? --- Emma certainly would ask Warren about it!!
Emma would go like: Let's focus on the hedge fund industry, since the 3% is so shocking.


message 74: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments And Emma would say, Let’s get back to the basics once more: In the real world of the hedge fund industry, obviously people have a tendency to form organizations not only based on individual competitiveness but also on Gender Inequaliy way of thinking which has been around for more than long centuries, don’t they? Emma would further go like: Warren, I know you are not only World famous genius of investment but also a wonderful human-being who are very enthusiastic about Gender Equality; would you advise us how to get Gender Equality achieved vigorously in the field of hedge funds, when such employment & management gender gap has been existing so hugely?


message 75: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments At the same time, Emma is well-known for Emma's encouraging interviewing style, maybe Emma would go like the following well in advance to the above detailed discussions, dependng on the time and schedule of Warren's & Emma's:
(Emma has proven super-genius in Emma’s original interviewing knowhow; Emma would first read Warren’s one sentence from Warren's essay):
“When my dad was elected to Congress in 1942, only eight of his 434 colleagues were women. One lovely woman, Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith, sat in the Senate” and thereafter Emma and Warren discuss some stories related to super-awesome Warren’s parents & sinters described in FORTUNE May 20, 2013 pp41 – 43 ( Probably available via the Net as well. This exclusive essay by Warren is actually dated May 2, 2013 on the Net's FORTUNE (Magazine). )
Emma would go like: Since your father was such awesome statesperson, haven’t you ever decided to run for the US President? Warren’s father had been both a statesperson and investor. Why did Warren select super-investor career, not the President? ...


message 76: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Emma has already acquired super-awesome interviewing knowhow and therefore Emma would handle the above-stated casual talk of any sorts very wonderfully. It is important for both the interviewer and the inteviewee to discuss things as if they were classmates at a public school. From that perspective, Warren is very frank w/out any doubt!!.


message 77: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments By the way, let me change the topics now. The following articles are worth reading both of the following:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-emp...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reut...

Therefore, Emma's interviewings of UN officials/friends are also vitally important!! Many Thanks!! (Next is: Tokyo time's 6:30 to 8:30PM on Feb 20. Next after the above stated Next will be: Tokyo time's 4:30 to 6:30PM on Feb 27.)


message 78: by [deleted user] (last edited Feb 13, 2016 05:56AM) (new)

Emma should rather exploit her individual talents than lose her time interviewing people and joining corrupted institutions. But she's too convinced that her plan of losing her time with making stupid movies and being on the cover of all magazines will let her create a better world by manipulating the media. But she won't.

So instead of insulting herself she should do what she always felt she needed. Isolation and self-respect, instead of turning herself into a joke for what she thinks is the greater good.

But I know she won't, because that would imply that she wasted her whole life with something that was not worth the pain. And she's not brave enough as to accept such a thing.

So, go on dear. If you don't change, you've got 50 years left, more or less, let's see what you achieve with your plan.


message 79: by Ana, Our Shared Shelf Moderator (new)

Ana PF | 746 comments Mod
Uhhhh, Elena, would you please try and turn the judgemental dial down a bit? You are entitled to your own opinions and criticism is welcome, including that of Emma's actions, but you could surely do without such a wording.


message 80: by [deleted user] (new)

Politeness is boring :)


message 81: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Emma a super-genius interviewer would go like this:
Some people say the hedge fund businesses are being controlled by incredibly complicated computer software and that, once said computer system be established, said managers can't be replaced so easily. Would you think so, too, Warren?


message 82: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Emma would further go like:
Correct me if I'm wrong, I believe that there is certain gender gap among computer programmers but also that such gap would be not as big as 3 per cent VS 97 per cent!!
Therefore, it would be no doubt that 3 per cent thing in the hedge fund industry IS gender inequality!!


message 83: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Since Emma has acquired lots of invaluable experiences in interviewing distinguished business leaders in Davos in January 2016, Emma would go like:
Warren, I think how to achieve Gender Equality in the hedge fund business would give us a great key to achive Gender Equality in the international world as well as in the US, because I think the hedge fund business/industry is by definition international in the true meaning of the word. Would you agree with me, Warren? That's super interviewer Emma!!
Greatest thanks for reading.


message 84: by Ana, Our Shared Shelf Moderator (new)

Ana PF | 746 comments Mod
Elena wrote: "Politeness is boring :)"

I beg to differ. There is such a thing as expressing one's criticism while still being polite, and such a quality is not subject to fun or boredom, but rather a prerrequisite for debate. :)

On a different note, I feel like this thread is starting to derail quite a bit. The idea is clear - there's potential to the idea of Emma eventually writing a book and many of us would be interested in reading such book, which is sure cool. Latest comments, as enthusiastic as they are, hardly contribute anything to the forum. While I understand that this topic is of the utmost interest for some people, I honestly see no point in writing a full draft for a book that shall ultimately be written by a different person altogether.


message 85: by [deleted user] (new)

Yeah... I wasn't trying to debate but ok haha


message 86: by Ana, Our Shared Shelf Moderator (last edited Feb 13, 2016 03:27PM) (new)

Ana PF | 746 comments Mod
Elena wrote: "Yeah... I wasn't trying to debate but ok haha"

Indeed you were not. In any case, I must insist that politeness still applies. A social form of hypocrisy if you will, but it's there for a reason.


message 87: by Ericka (new)

Ericka (nursewanderer) | 2 comments exactly my thought when I learned about 'sharedshelf'...


message 88: by Amanda (new)

Amanda Miller (rosethorn7) | 123 comments Yes! She would write a wonderful book.


message 89: by [deleted user] (new)

Ana wrote: "Elena wrote: "Yeah... I wasn't trying to debate but ok haha"

Indeed you were not. In any case, I must insist that politeness still applies. A social form of hypocrisy if you will, but it's there f..."


Ok, I won't say anything more. Promise!


message 90: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments No one has a right to determine whether Emma's gonna write a book but evryone can contribute freely to expanding the horisons of the "concept" of those books which such a super-genius as Emma would write someday maybe tomorrow or 20 years later, which timing is no important.
By the way, The publishing industry happens to be
facing kind of life or death situation in numerous countries other than English speaking ones from business perspectives, It is vitally important whether someone like Emma find time out of her busy schedule to write down many books.
It is also because survival of the publishing industry is important to human- rights.
Many people in the world think that the Internet would replace books in the future... But they never notice an issue as to whether those greatest contrubutions made by books for centuries can be 100% secured in the process of such transfer. In Japan, electoric books sell unbelievably much less than real books do, maybe one hundredth or so. And the number of sales of real books haas become like one tenth of that here 20 years ago.
Is this a good trend supporting Freedom of Expressions or human rights? No, I don't think so.
Emma should still write a book?
Yes!! Emma should write a book definitely from every perspective,
including human rights & freedom!!


message 91: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Based on my Message 93,
The meaning of Super-awesome interviewer Emma's wtiting book immediately after Davos dated Jan 22, 2016 is significant, which includes for example Emma's interviewing President Obama. Since business leaders raised issues, namely, Gender Equality in business will contrubute a lot to the US economy.
Mr. President, would share the view w/them is certainly Emma's question! It's because Emma asked about it in Davos.
Also, since President Obama has joined super-awesome HeForShe, Emma should be able to ask:
How would you think of synergy of US President & UN Women
regarding HeForShe to achieve Gender Equality in the US?
The same question to Mr President. How about said synegy of Mr President and UN to achieve Gender Equality in the world?
Eager to find answers in Emma's Book!!
Mr President, would you evaluate such synergy highly?
Emma goes like: Would you please join my speech on Gender Equality, Mr President? That's also synergy, isn't it?


message 92: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Based on my Message 93,
Since Emma's book is gonna be best positioned to solve a certain possible misunderstanding among American and other societies,
super-interviewer Emma goes like:

Mr President, would you think that achieving Gender Equality in American business society contribute a great deal to US economy?
Because you say so, I also believe that Gender Equality means more jobs for not only women but also men, correct?
Is it because once US achives Gender Equality, US economy also achieves tremendoous international business competitiveness ever, which will produce more jobs for all the people? Mr President, would you share this view with me?
Emma further goes like:
Therefore, if Feminism has ever been regarded as just having women replace men in the workplaces, that's the biggest misunderstanding, I believe. Mr President, would you share my view? Therefore, if any household or any men are worried about feminism, that's completely opposite!! Achieving Gender Equality is best for both men & women as well as US economy!! Isn't it right, Mr President? That's superinterviewer Emma!!


message 93: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Based on my Message 93,
Emma goes like:
The above means, Mr President, You and HeForShe has wonderful synergy including solving unnecesarry concerns among some peopl about Feminism, I believe.
Does it also mean that those efforts will get both women & men's mind more and more truly united as well as achieving continuous future success in US economy?
Okay!! Mr president, can I say this: Don't worry, all of both
men & women in US society, President Obama is certainly with all of you & HeForShe as well for the sake of US economy and its international competitiveness... Right, Mr President?Since continuous prosperity of US market meaans a great news to the world economy, can I say this: This is beautiful synergy of President Obama and HeForShe for the sake of not only the US but also the rest of the world? Would think so, Mr President?


message 94: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Based on my Message 93,
Emma goes like:
Although there is a saying: Where there is a will, there is a way,
Bill & Melinda, you both have created lots of invaluable ways for the people and the world, where there had seemed to be no way at all!!
Why was your distinguished Foumdation born?
What are motivating both of you to achieve your goals so enthusiastically?


message 95: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Based on my Message 93,

Emma would further go like:
Bill, it is splendid that you met with Malala, right?
See:

https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill...

What kind of inspirations did you get from Malala, Bill? I, Emma, also had an honour of sharing awesome discussion time with Malala....
Bill, in the above, you also wonderfully noted that, personally, you'll be looking for ways your distinguished Foundation can help Malala. What kind of ways would you imagine?
What kind of ways would you think of from various perspectives. in relation to Malala's aim to get all the women & girls high qulity education?
Bill, also in the above, your made a wonderful comment on your awesome then 13 yr old daughter Phoebe, who had an experience as an assistant teacher in Rwanda. What has your awesome daoghter gotten from her wonderful experience there?
Since , in the above, you said that Phoebe had been also impressed with Malala's movie, how would Phoebe have found her experiences as assistant teacher from Malala's said aim/perspectives?


message 96: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments (Note:Topics on Melinda's superawesome Gender Equality will be discussed tomorrow, not today.)
Based on my Message 93,
Emma would further go like:
Bill, in your youtube interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RETF...

and also on numerous other occasions,
Bill & Melinda, you both wonderfully pointed it out that Gender Equality is vital...
Emma would continue...


message 97: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Based on my Message 93,
Emma would further go like:
In your above Youtube you suggested in many countries,
education for girls/women had never been achieved. But you said you have an impression that these days
primary school education for girls has been accepted to some extent, but not secondary school yet!! You said such has also something to do with sorts of culture there.
In relation to this "culture"...
Would you have a feeling: In order to solve such Gender Inequality "culture" in such countries, "technology" will constitute new bases? As the foremost expert in IT technology, would you think so, Bill?
Superinterviewer Emma continues...


message 98: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Based on my Message 93,
Emma would further go like:
In the above Youtube and other occasions, I think you expressed your awesome idea like: Let's connect the kids in the economically poor countries with the best teachers in the world
via technology like cell phones and others. I think it's amazing!!
Emma superawesome interviewer ask for the sake of readers' understanding:
Since math & technology is far from my favorite subjects, Bill, would you kindly explain the above idea?
.....
Okay! I understand it and am feeling more thrilled!!
Thus doesit mean, Bill, the current technology can make international communication cost so minimal, correct?


message 99: by Ana, Our Shared Shelf Moderator (new)

Ana PF | 746 comments Mod
Takashi, would you please write all your drafts and suggestions in a single post instead of posting multiple comments? That way, you can wait for others to read your ideas and maybe offer you some feedback, if they have any. By posting so many messages in such a short time in the same thread, there is the possibility that others feel that there is no space for their own thoughts.
Moreover, I would encourage you to post on other threads as well. You seem to be interested in gender equality and it was actually really interesting to read your data on the book market in Japan, since many of us do not have extensive knowledge on the country. This is only a suggestion, but maybe you could also join people over at different threads, share your opinions, discover others' insights and get a lot more of the forum! Just my two cents.


message 100: by Takashi (new)

Takashi Yuasa (takashiyuasainternationallawyer) | 102 comments Based on my Message 93,
Emma would further go like:
Therfore, the kids or students can communicate with the best teachers/tutors in the world freely via cellphone in the future?
It could be realized by 2030 as in the above Youtube?
How about cost on the side of the kids/students in said economically poor countries?

Super-awesome interviewer Emma goes like:
Correct me if I'm wrong, I have an idea!!
Emma goes like: How about technologically simplyfing said cell phone suitable only for said education purpose, which can surely make the prices of said cell phones much lower... am I correct, Bill?

Emma further goes like: As long as the kids/studens in said countries can communicate with the best teachers in the world like learning English, for example, no complicatd cell phone machine would be necessary... therefore technologically simplified cell phone must be available at far cheaper prices, I hope... Can we do that, Bill? Such would make it possible for every kid/student in said countries to have said cell phone to learn lessons from the best teacher in the world.
If and when such is realized, I believe, such technology will change not only the kids/students' way of thinking but also the society's in said countries, which, I hope, will make it possible to get Gender Equality in education finally achieved in said countries... Bill & Melinda, would share such view with me?
That's superinterviewer Emma!!

Emma further continues regarding Melinda's super awesome Gender Equality...(By the way, of course, Most of the above stated discussions can be discussed among Emma and Bill & Melinda as well as between Emma and Bill.)


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