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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

Companies with over 50% Independent Directors Have High Profitability and Stock Valuations

% of Female Board Members Is a Measure of a Company's Seriousness About Improving Its Practices

Only 20% of Current CEOs in Japan Expected to Have a Female CEO Within 10 Years

Better than Zero? But Limitations of One Female Board Member to Influence Board Decision-Making

Solving Gender Gap in Higher Education Is Key, as Political Leadership Can’t Be Count On

For Diversity to Be Perceived as Not Special, Managers' Recognition Needs to Move Toward DE&I

Even if Proper Nomination Process Is Skipped, It May Be Considered Better than Zero Women Directors

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>Increase in the number of non-regular workers is a factor in gender wage disparity and has also put pressure on profit margin since labor was invested in low value-added jobs.</li>
<li>In Japan, childcare is assumed to be dependent on the efforts of the family, and there is little thought of society solving childcare issues, and government policies reflect this idea.</li>
<li>Problems also exist on the part of employers, with low rates of men taking childcare leave, and the top reason being an atmosphere that makes it difficult take childcare leave.</li>
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Increase in the number of non-regular workers is a factor in gender wage disparity and has also put pressure on profit margin since labor was invested in low value-added jobs.
In Japan, childcare is assumed to be dependent on the efforts of the family, and there is little thought of society solving childcare issues, and government policies reflect this idea.
Problems also exist on the part of employers, with low rates of men taking childcare leave, and the top reason being an atmosphere that makes it difficult take childcare leave.


At the Root of the Diversity Issue Is Traditional Familism in Society and the Workplace

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

At the Root of the Diversity Issue Is Traditional Familism in Society and the Workplace