Share of feminine presidents at Japanese companies hits report 8.4%

The proportion of feminine presidents at corporations in Japan rose to a report excessive of 8.4% as of October, a survey by analysis agency Teikoku Databank confirmed Thursday.

The survey lined about 1.19 million corporations. The proportion of feminine presidents has been rising slowly however steadily because it stood at 4.5% in 1990, the oldest knowledge obtainable.

By business, the proportion was highest in actual property at 17.4%, adopted by providers at 11.3% and retail at 11.1%.

By gross sales worth, the proportion was 11.9% for corporations with gross sales of lower than ¥50 million, however solely 2% for these with gross sales of ¥10 billion or larger.

By prefecture, Tokushima topped the desk for the third yr in a row, with 12.1%, adopted by Okinawa with 11.6% and Saga with 11.1%.