According to a survey from 2019, the highest share of women working in leadership positions of private corporations in Japan was recorded amongst employees in section manager levels, with about 11.2 percent. The share for this category was more than twice as high as the share of women working as executives in listed companies.
Share of women holding leadership positions in private corporations in Japan as of 2019, by type of position
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 6, 2020). Share of women holding leadership positions in private corporations in Japan as of 2019, by type of position [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/856496/japan-women-leadership-ratio-economic-field-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of women holding leadership positions in private corporations in Japan as of 2019, by type of position." Chart. March 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/856496/japan-women-leadership-ratio-economic-field-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Share of women holding leadership positions in private corporations in Japan as of 2019, by type of position. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/856496/japan-women-leadership-ratio-economic-field-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of Women Holding Leadership Positions in Private Corporations in Japan as of 2019, by Type of Position." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/856496/japan-women-leadership-ratio-economic-field-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of women holding leadership positions in private corporations in Japan as of 2019, by type of position Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/856496/japan-women-leadership-ratio-economic-field-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of women holding leadership positions in private corporations in Japan as of 2019, by type of position [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/856496/japan-women-leadership-ratio-economic-field-by-type/