第２５回Online workshop報告（９月２５日）

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《今回のworkshop》
○Women in management positions
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＜Agenda＞

Women in management positions

How many women are in management positions in your company? Have some female employees recently become a manager or been in the similar position in the company you work?

Teikoku Databank conducted a survey regarding the number of female managers at Japanese companies. The survey showed that an average of 8.9% of managers at Japanese companies are women. Teikoku asked for information from over 24,000 companies, and almost 11,000 replied. Last year in 2020, the survey showed only 7.8% of bosses in Japan are female. The result in 2021 showed an increase from 2020, but only by 1.1%.

In 2003, the Japanese government set a goal of 30% of management positions to be occupied by women by the year 2020. Unfortunately, the goal has not been reached while the government has been trying to raise the numbers by implementing policies such as “Act on the Promotion of Female Participation and Career Advancement in the Workplace”1), which is enforced in 2016.

Looking at the situation in other counties, the percentage of women in management positions worldwide averaged 27.1% in 2018 according to a report concerning women’s work released by the International Labor Organization (IL0). Japan’s rate is by far the lowest among the G7 countries. Actually, Japan’s rate is close to 11.1% of Arab countries, where women are said to lag behind in social advancement.

What factors have made this kind of situation in Japan? Today, I would like to have a thorough discussion on the issues that the Japanese government is tackling.

<Questions>

Q1. Please share the current situation in your company or organization regarding the issues.

Example questions

–  How many women are in management positions in your company or organization?

–  Has your company been trying to increase the number of women in managerial positions?

–  Are there any policies or measures implemented in order to raise the number?

Q2. Do you think that increasing the number of women in management positions is necessary in the first place? Why or why not?

Q3. Please make effective ways to reach the goal (30%) on the premise that increasing the number of women in management positions is indispensable.

Q4. If you were a manager and had 10 members (Men 5, Women 5) in your division, what would you do in order for them to bring out their full potential?

Please share opinions after discussion (Either Q2, 3 or 4 is fine.)

<References>

1. Mobilizing women to step up as leaders in Japan by McKinsey & company

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/asia-pacific/mobilizing-women-to-step-up-as-leaders-in-japan

2. 女性活躍推進法、企業が取るべき対応とは。5つの対応で企業に大きなメリットも by PERSOL CAREER

女性活躍推進法、企業が取るべき対応とは。5つの対応で企業に大きなメリットも

3. グローバル採用ナビ

https://global-saiyou.com/column/view/Femalemanager

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