Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime Section Hits 18.4% Female Executives
The proportion of female executives at companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime section has risen to 18.4%, a 2.3 percentage point increase from the previous year. This figure, released as of July 1, 2023, shows progress towards the government's target of at least 19% by 2025 and at least 30% by 2030.
The survey, covering 1,625 Prime-listed companies including 712 Keidanren members, revealed that among Keidanren companies, the proportion of female executives reached 19.0%, meeting the government's interim target. However, the overall in-house female executives proportion remained low at 2.2%. Notably, most female executives at the surveyed companies were not employees of the companies themselves.
While the increase in female executives is encouraging, there's still much work to be done to achieve the government's long-term goal. The lack of in-house female executives and the external nature of many female executives highlight areas for improvement. The names of Keidanren companies with more than 20% female executives were not provided in the available information.
