In 2022, the highest share of women holding leadership positions in the justice sector in Japan was seen among public prosecutors, where women made up approximately 26 percent. With about 20 percent, lawyers showed the smallest percentage of female leadership positions.
Share of women holding leadership positions in the justice sector in Japan in 2022, by type of profession
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Cabinet Office Japan. (June 30, 2023). Share of women holding leadership positions in the justice sector in Japan in 2022, by type of profession [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/856413/japan-women-leadership-ratio-judiciaries-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of women holding leadership positions in the justice sector in Japan in 2022, by type of profession." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/856413/japan-women-leadership-ratio-judiciaries-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Share of women holding leadership positions in the justice sector in Japan in 2022, by type of profession. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/856413/japan-women-leadership-ratio-judiciaries-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of Women Holding Leadership Positions in The Justice Sector in Japan in 2022, by Type of Profession." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/856413/japan-women-leadership-ratio-judiciaries-by-type/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of women holding leadership positions in the justice sector in Japan in 2022, by type of profession Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/856413/japan-women-leadership-ratio-judiciaries-by-type/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Share of women holding leadership positions in the justice sector in Japan in 2022, by type of profession [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/856413/japan-women-leadership-ratio-judiciaries-by-type/