I’m a Black male member.

I’m Maezawa from the President’s Office. > Based on my experience, even when a man is told that a woman wishes to “withdraw,” I get the feeling that she probably actually said she wanted to “take a break.” I see. From the staff’s perspective, withdrawals are more common. In the first place, I think more women are unaware that taking a break is even an option. > Is it the same when she wishes to take a break? I don’t believe there were any specific rules regarding breaks. However, there can be various reasons for taking one. For example, if she says, “I’m receiving too many offers and can’t fit any more into my schedule,” that doesn’t mean she has lost interest. So I imagine the decision would be that dates whose scheduling has already been completed and confirmed would still be fine. (In other words, she would still go on those dates.) This is slightly off-topic, but even in the case of withdrawal, there are women who still want to continue but have to leave for various personal reasons. In such cases, after receiving notice of her wish to withdraw, we have sometimes contacted the men who had added her to their favorites and asked, “Given the circumstances, would you like to make an offer before she withdraws?” If she wants to withdraw, but the staff explain that taking a break is also an option, and she says, “In that case, I’ll take a break for now,” I feel her feelings are essentially the same as wanting to withdraw. So I believe the basic approach would be to ask the men. > It struck me as somewhat comical that male members should write in their profiles something along the lines of, “Please don’t contact me if you plan to withdraw.” My apologies. It was a last-resort measure. Basically, when we receive notice that a woman wishes to withdraw, we ask the men what they would like to do. So this is simply a precaution for cases where that doesn’t happen. It would be enough if Universe properly confirmed everything, but each branch has considerable authority. So this ended up being a discussion of precautions in case a branch manager makes a different decision or follows a different policy.