In 2023, the highest share of women working in a leadership position in the educational and research field was among associate professors at universities, with around 27 percent. With about five percent, principals at colleges of technology constituted the smallest group of women in leadership positions.
Share of women holding leadership positions in the education and research sector in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of position
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*Colleges of technology in Japan run for five years after junior high schools and are considered equivalent to junior colleges and professional training colleges. Students mainly study either engineering or merchant marine at colleges of technology.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 22, 2024). Share of women holding leadership positions in the education and research sector in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of position [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/856524/japan-women-leadership-ratio-education-and-research-sector-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of women holding leadership positions in the education and research sector in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of position." Chart. March 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/856524/japan-women-leadership-ratio-education-and-research-sector-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2024). Share of women holding leadership positions in the education and research sector in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of position. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/856524/japan-women-leadership-ratio-education-and-research-sector-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of Women Holding Leadership Positions in The Education and Research Sector in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Type of Position." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/856524/japan-women-leadership-ratio-education-and-research-sector-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of women holding leadership positions in the education and research sector in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of position Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/856524/japan-women-leadership-ratio-education-and-research-sector-by-type/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of women holding leadership positions in the education and research sector in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of position [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/856524/japan-women-leadership-ratio-education-and-research-sector-by-type/