The proportion of Japanese female presidents was tallied at an all-time high of 8.4% in October. However, it was pointed out that the rate of increase was still low and the rate of increase was slow.
According to NHK, a private credit rating agency, a survey of 1.19 million Japanese companies nationwide conducted in October on the ratio of female CEOs at 8.4 percent. The figure is the highest since 1990. However, the figure only increased by 0.1 percentage point from last year and 3.9 percentage points compared to 1990, 34 years ago, showing a slow increase.
By industry, the real estate industry was the highest at 17.4%, followed by the service industry (11.3%) and the retail industry (11.1%).
In June last year, Japan decided on a “focused policy of women’s performance and joint participation” aimed at increasing the proportion of female executives to more than 30% by 2025 for prime (large) listed companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
JULIE KIM
US ASIA JOURNAL
