According to a survey from 2019 that investigated the share of women holding leadership positions in selected jobs of the public sector in Japan, the highest share of women working in leadership positions was amongst pharmacists with almost 66 percent. Pharmacists were followed by veterinarians with almost 32 percent.
Share of women holding leadership positions in selected jobs of the public sector in Japan as of 2019, by job type
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 6, 2020). Share of women holding leadership positions in selected jobs of the public sector in Japan as of 2019, by job type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/856530/japan-women-leadership-ratio-public-sector-professions-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of women holding leadership positions in selected jobs of the public sector in Japan as of 2019, by job type." Chart. March 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/856530/japan-women-leadership-ratio-public-sector-professions-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Share of women holding leadership positions in selected jobs of the public sector in Japan as of 2019, by job type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/856530/japan-women-leadership-ratio-public-sector-professions-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of Women Holding Leadership Positions in Selected Jobs of The Public Sector in Japan as of 2019, by Job Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/856530/japan-women-leadership-ratio-public-sector-professions-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of women holding leadership positions in selected jobs of the public sector in Japan as of 2019, by job type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/856530/japan-women-leadership-ratio-public-sector-professions-by-type/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Share of women holding leadership positions in selected jobs of the public sector in Japan as of 2019, by job type [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/856530/japan-women-leadership-ratio-public-sector-professions-by-type/