Japan – Why aren’t there more women leaders in corporate Japan? (East Asia Forum)

May 14, 2021

Kumiko Nemoto, Senshu University

Japan is still a long way from reaching the government’s goal of having 30 per cent of its leaders be women. In 2019, only 11 per cent of managers in Japanese companies and only 5 per cent of board members were women, compared to 43 per cent of managers in the United States and 39 per cent in Sweden.

Why aren’t there more women leaders in corporate Japan?

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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