TOKYO -- Okayu cared deeply about her job in IT sales -- and also about the fertility treatment she was having. Eventually the 30-year-old decided it was impossible to reconcile both and unwilllingly resigned after concluding that her workplace could not accommodate her need to attend the fertility clinic at short notice.
"I gave up on my career to concentrate on the treatment," she said, complaining of a lack of understanding colleagues. "People told me that work and fertility treatment are easily compatible and some even told me I should put off the treatment if I want to be promoted."
