“Perspectives on Career Progression Across Industries”
with Mana Takahashi
Enterprise Editor, Innovative Digital Reporting Team Editorial Division, The Asahi Shinbun
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
このイベントは日本語での開催となります／This event will be in Japanese with no translation available
Please note this event is open only to colleagues at our Corporate Member firms
AWFメンターディナーのご案内です。キャリア開発に「ひとつの正解」はなく、特に少数派として活躍する女性たちにとって、その歩み方は人それぞれです。本セッションでは、ジャーナリズムの知見を活かし、長く充実したキャリアを築くためのヒントを探ります。ジャーナリズムと金融は異なる業界ですが、どちらの分野でも女性がリーダー職を目指す時や、直線的でないキャリアパスを歩む時、また専門性の向上と家庭の両立に悩む時など、共通する課題があります。今回は、異業種の経験から得られる新しい視点や実践的なアドバイスを紹介し、参加者が自身のキャリア形成に役立てられるような学びの機会を提供します。
高橋末菜（たかはし・まな）は2000年に朝日新聞に入社し、主に労働問題、特に女性のキャリアや非正規雇用の課題を取材。これらの経験からジェンダー関連の大型企画を複数立ち上げる。2015年から2年間人事部で採用を担当した後、経済部でマクロ経済や政策報道に復帰。大阪・東京の経済部デスクを経て、インフラやAI、米価高騰なども担当。2025年4月よりデジタル企画報道部長。夫と2人の息子（13歳と17歳）と4人暮らし。
Career development is never one-size-fits-all, especially for women working in industries where they are underrepresented. This session explores how to build a long-term, fulfilling career, drawing on insights from journalism and examining parallels with the financial industry. While journalism and finance are distinct fields, women in both face similar challenges in pursuing leadership roles, navigating less linear career paths, and balancing professional growth with personal commitments. Participants will gain fresh perspectives and practical lessons from cross-industry experiences to apply to their own career journeys.
Mana Takahashi joined The Asahi Shimbun in 2000, specializing in labor issues with a focus on women’s careers and non-regular workers. She launched several gender-related projects, spent two years in Human Resources, and later reported on macroeconomics and policy. After serving as Desk Editor in Osaka and Tokyo, she became Director of the Digital Planning and Reporting Department in April 2025. Mana lives with her husband and two teenage sons (13 and 17).
The Association for Women in Finance (AWF) is a Tokyo-based volunteer organization that aims to provide women in finance a forum in which they can further their professional development, network and exchange information, and meet like-minded women of all nationalities.