The Coparenting Consortium (Tokyo Metropolitan University and Toyo University in Japan) is hosting a symposium, "The Shapes of Coparenting in Finland, Portugal, and Japan: Cross-national Comparisons of the Couples Who Had Their First Child." Attendees may join in person or via online or watch the uploaded version at a later time. Interpretation from Japanese to English is available when Japanese is spoken. The event flyer can be found here. Register by September 9.

Timetable

10:30 – 11:50 (JST)

Introduction

Keynote Lecture 1: Angela Abela (University of Malta, Malta)

Coparenting in Europe

Keynote Lecture 2: Anna Rönkä (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)

Construction of Coparenting during the Transition to Parenthood: A Cross-cultural Perspective

13:00 – 15:35 (JST)

From Finland: Kaisa Malinen (JAMK University of Applied Science)

"Daily Coparenting Dynamics among Finnish Parents"

From Portugal: Marisa Matias (University of Porto)

"First-time Fathers Navigating Care and Paid Work"

From Japan: Chino Yabunaga (Toyo University)

“Coparenting Practices and Changes in Perceptions of Partners’ Parenting”

Discussion

Discussants: Moderator Daisuke Ito (Tokyo Metropolitan University); Yasuna Nakamura (Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences); Junko Nishimura (Ochanomizu University); Mariko Tatsumi (Osaka Metropolitan University)

Closing Remarks

15:35 – 17:00 (JST)

Reception

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