TOKYO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Women accounted for less than 8.4 % of CEOs in Japanese firms as of October, with a slight improve of 0.1 share level from the earlier yr, regardless of marking the very best determine recorded since 1990, in line with a non-public sector survey.
The share additionally marked a modest rise of three.9 factors over the previous 34 years, confirmed the survey performed by analysis agency Teikoku Databank, which analyzed roughly 1.19 million firms nationwide.
Among industries, actual property had the very best proportion of feminine CEOs at 17.4 %, adopted by companies at 11.3 % and retail at 11.1 %.
Although the Japanese authorities has set a goal of girls holding 19 % of govt roles in Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime-listed firms by 2025, the variety of feminine CEOs remained low.
Teikoku Databank emphasised the significance of making function fashions and fostering an surroundings that encourages ladies to tackle management roles to speed up progress.