7% of female directors of listed companies are mostly “outside” Private sector survey results September 23, 6:48
According to a private survey, the percentage of female directors of companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange is 7% of the total as of July.
Most of them are outside directors, and the companies surveyed point out that it is important to create a system to appoint women in the company in order to increase the number of directors.
The ratio of female officers is attracting attention as a guide for institutional investors to decide investment destinations, and the government will increase the ratio of female officers of listed companies to 10% in 2020 in the "Basic Plan for Gender Equality" compiled five years ago. The goal is to do.
The consulting company "Proned" conducted a survey of 2168 companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
According to this, as of July 1, there were a total of 1,354 female directors, an increase of more than 240 from a year ago, accounting for 7.1% of the total.
Of these, 1123 were invited from outside the company, or 5.9% of the total, and 231 were appointed from inside the company, or 1.2%.
In order to increase the number of human resources within the company, Isao Sakai, president of Proned, said, "It is important to create a system to nurture future director candidates, such as enabling them to experience a wide range of tasks from an early stage."