towards diversity gender & career advancement (japan)
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TOWARDSDIVERSITYGENDER&CAREERADVANCEMENT(JAPAN)InTheResearchIndustry
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190 InterviewsConductedOnline
….amongthoseworkinginaresearchcapacity
Amongresearchersofdifferentlevels… ….anddifferenttypes&sizeoffirm
2-99employees
100+employees
96%
3% 1%
Full-time
Part-timeSelf-employed
97%
3%
Surveylimitedto15minutesinlengthToreducefatigue&accommodatemobile
0%PublicPrivate
VCFunded/PrivateEquity
Whowespoketo…
45%55% FEMALEMALE
15
Lower-MidLevel
37%
63%27%
Senior+5% CEOs
1% BusinessOwners73%
JAPAN
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JapanandGenderDiversity
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JAPANISSTRUGGLINGTOKEEPPACEWITHGLOBALTRENDSINGENDERDIVERSITY.
Extremegendergapsatseniorlevels
!
1Womenfeelmorebarriersthanmen(&global)2Womenfeelopportunityisless3Leadingtoalackofambition4PASSIVENESSTOWARDSDIVERSITY&CAREER
ADVANCEMENT!
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LackofgenderdiversityisparticularlyachallengeforExecutivepositions…
Extremegapsatseniorlevels!!Japancurrentlylagstheglobalmarketplaceinworkplacediversity
andespeciallyamongCEOpositions
86% 96%Malevs.
4%Female
GLOBAL
JAPAN
JAPAN
64%
36%
GLOBAL
MALE FEMALEMALE FEMALE79%
21%
MALE
FEMALE
14%
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Japanesefemaleslagtheirmalecounterpartsinsalariesandexecutive-levelpromotionsJapanesewomencomparedtoGlobalwomenreceivemorepromotions,whichmightbeafunctionofstayinglongerattheircompanies.
JAPAN GLOBAL
7.5 5.6
Promotions
1.4
StayEmployedatCurrentCompany
1.2
Yet,promotionsarestillnottakingthemtotheexecutive
level.
BothmaleandFemaleequallylikelytoreceivebonuspayments
84%Malesvs.83%Females
JapaneseEqualityinbonuspayments
55%
66%
v Majorityofwomen(65%)makelessthan$60,000whilemenfallinthehigherendofthepayscale.
65%
52%
1
Differentstoryforglobalfemaleswhoreceivemorebonuses
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Japanesewomenfacemoreobstaclesintheircareerdevelopmentthantheirmalepeers.
ForJapanesewomen,havingchildrenisverymuchalimitingfactortocareeradvancement
Comparedtofemales,Japanesemenarenotlimitedbybeingaparentandaremorelikelytobeseenastheprimarysourceofhouseholdincome.
17%*
56%
0%
91%PrimarySourceofIncome
ExtremelyLimited
JapanesewomenfeeltheiremployersareNOTsupportiveofpregnantemployeescomparedtoGlobalfemales
GLOBALJAPAN
9%14%
*LowBase
2
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Alackofopportunity
31% ofJapanesewomenespeciallyfeelthereislittletonoopportunitycomparedto
ofGlobalwomen
WHATCANWEDOTOCHANGETHIS
23%
3
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Japanesefemalesaremorelikelytonotebarrierstodevelopmentin…
Lackofwork-lifebalance
Discrimination
Lackoftrainingopportunities
JAPAN
Globally,genderdifferencesarenotaslarge
• Equalnumbersofmenandwomencitedwork-lifebalanceanddiscrimination
• Slightlymorefemalesthanmalesfeltthatlackoftrainingopportunitieshinderedtheircareerdevelopment
GLOBAL
26%
2%
9%
49%
6%
16%
30%34%
3%4%
17%24%
2x
3x
MALES
FEMALES
MALES
FEMALES
MALES
FEMALES
*LowBase
2
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JapanesewomenarelesscomfortablethanJapanesemeninaskingforapromotion,anissueconsistentwithGlobaltrends
…andevenmoresoatseniorlevels.Needmoreconfidencetoseekoutadvancement
JapanesewomencomparedtoGlobalwomenfeeltherearenotfairchancesforpromotionforuppermanagement/mid-levelpositions
JAPAN GLOBAL
27%
37% 54%
48%
43%
42%
FEMALES
MALES
FEMALES
MALES
JAPAN
GLOBAL
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Giventhisdisparity,diversitydoesnotseemtobetop-of-mindinJapan.ComparedtoGlobal,Japanfallsshortin: 25%
53%
4%
47%
62%
7%
Ensuringdiversityinitsemployeehiringprocess
Flexibleschedules Takesothermeasurestoaddressequalopportunity
JAPAN
GLOBAL
Afeelingoflowerpro-activenessindiversityhiring4
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Alackofopportunityleadingtoanapathytowardscareerdevelopment
Currently,andforward-looking,personallifetakeshigherprioritythancareerforJapaneseFemales,especiallycomparedtoGlobalFemales.
AlsotruewhencomparedtoJapaneseMales,for‘WhereI’dliketobe.’
4%18%
JAPAN GLOBAL
GlobalJapan
11% 23%
SoJapanesewomenaregenerallylesscommoninJapantoregularlyseekoutcareergrowthopportunities…
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MovingForward:Recommendations
• Aclearcareerpathtowardexecutiveroles
• Negotiationandothercoreleadershipskillstraining
• Mentoring opportunities
• WorklifeBalancetraining
• Flexiblehoursasstandard
• GenerousmaternityANDpaternityleaveandre-entryprograms
• Childcareproviderrelationshipsorsavingsprograms
Approachwomenearlyintheircareerswith….
ProvidebettersupportforMenandwomen….
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ExecutiveSummary
Japan’sstrugglestokeeppacewithGlobaltrendstowardsgenderequality.Japanesewomenfallshortincompensation,lackopportunitiesforsenior-levelpromotions,andfeel unsupportedbytheiremployers. CareeradvancementopportunitiesaremoreavailabletoJapanesemen,whodominateseniorpositons.Japanesewomenreporttohavemorepassiveattitudes towardstheircareerscomparedtoGlobalwomen,whotakeproactivestepstowardscareergoals.WhileJapanesewomenmore stronglyacknowledgeexistenceofbarriersinbusiness,theyarelessinterestedinadvancingintheircareercomparedtotheirGlobalcounterparts.
v JapanesewomenperceivebiggerhurdlesintheircareersthanGlobalwomen– work/lifebalance,discrimination,andlackoftrainingopportunities,inparticular.
v NearlyallCEOsinJapanaremen,echoingGlobaltrendstoamuchstrongerdegree.WhileJapanesewomenreceivemorepromotionsthanGlobalwomen,promotionsforJapanesewomenarelesslikelytotakethemtoexecutivelevels.Ofnote,(onparwithGlobaltrends)JapanesewomenarelesscomfortableaskingforpromotionscomparedtoJapanesemen.
v GapsincompensationbetweenJapanesewomenandJapanesemen– Majorityofwomenmakelessthan$60,000whilemenfallinthehigherendofthepayscale.
v LackofsupportfromemployersholdbackJapanesewomenfromtheircareergoals.Intermsoffamily,Japanesewomenaremorelikelythanmentofeelhavingchildrenisextremelylimitingtocareeradvancement.Incontrast,Japanesemenaremorelikelytoconsiderthemselvestheprimarysourceofincomeforthefamily,andfeelhavingchildrenhavelittletonoimpactontheircareerprogression.
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