The statistic depicts the percentage of women holding seats on the board of directors or supervisory boards in Japan from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, the share of female board seats reached 6.4 percent, up from 5.3 percent in the previous year.
Percentage of seats held by women on the board of directors in Japan from 2016 to 2018
2016 sample rate: n=319
2017 sample rate: n=321
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In markets where companies maintain more than one board, management and audit boards are omitted, so that all director counts are focused on either “board of directors” or “supervisory board” membership.
The MSCI ACWI Index, MSCI’s flagship global equity index, is designed to
represent performance of the full opportunity set of large- and mid-cap
stocks across 23 developed and 24 emerging markets. As of March 2018, it
covers more than 2,400 constituents across 11 sectors and approximately
85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each market.
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MSCI. (January 9, 2019). Percentage of seats held by women on the board of directors in Japan from 2016 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874968/japan-female-directorship-share/
MSCI. "Percentage of seats held by women on the board of directors in Japan from 2016 to 2018." Chart. January 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874968/japan-female-directorship-share/
MSCI. (2019). Percentage of seats held by women on the board of directors in Japan from 2016 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874968/japan-female-directorship-share/
MSCI. "Percentage of Seats Held by Women on The Board of Directors in Japan from 2016 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874968/japan-female-directorship-share/
MSCI, Percentage of seats held by women on the board of directors in Japan from 2016 to 2018 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874968/japan-female-directorship-share/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of seats held by women on the board of directors in Japan from 2016 to 2018 [Graph], MSCI, January 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874968/japan-female-directorship-share/