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
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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 May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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 May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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/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/statistics/874968/japan-female-directorship-share/ (last visited May 09, 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/statistics/874968/japan-female-directorship-share/