In 2022, the share of women on boards of the largest publicly listed companies in Japan stood at around 15.5 percent. The share of female board members increased from just below five percent in 2016.
Female share of seats on boards of the largest publicly listed companies in Japan from 2016 to 2022
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Women on boards for companies covered by the MSCI ACWI index. Including the board of directors for a company in a unitary system and the supervisory board of a company in a two-tier system, with management and audit boards omitted.
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OECD. (July 19, 2023). Female share of seats on boards of the largest publicly listed companies in Japan from 2016 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311751/japan-share-women-boards-largest-publicly-listed-companies/
OECD. "Female share of seats on boards of the largest publicly listed companies in Japan from 2016 to 2022." Chart. July 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311751/japan-share-women-boards-largest-publicly-listed-companies/
OECD. (2023). Female share of seats on boards of the largest publicly listed companies in Japan from 2016 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311751/japan-share-women-boards-largest-publicly-listed-companies/
OECD. "Female Share of Seats on Boards of The Largest Publicly Listed Companies in Japan from 2016 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311751/japan-share-women-boards-largest-publicly-listed-companies/
OECD, Female share of seats on boards of the largest publicly listed companies in Japan from 2016 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311751/japan-share-women-boards-largest-publicly-listed-companies/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Female share of seats on boards of the largest publicly listed companies in Japan from 2016 to 2022 [Graph], OECD, July 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311751/japan-share-women-boards-largest-publicly-listed-companies/