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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.

Judicial Decisions Are Also Important to Clarify the Nature of the Diversity Issues

Diversity Will Work when % of Women and Foreign Directors Exceeds 50%, but It’s Still a Long Way Off

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

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

Gender Wage Gap Has Structural Problems and a Less than Positive Attitude of Companies

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

Diversity Is a Goal of Effort Left to a Company with a Sideways Eye on the Government's Seriousness

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>It’s debatable whether to view the gradual increase in the percentage of female executives as a positive or a negative that it is so much lower than in other countries.</li>
<li>This issue should be considered from the shareholder's perspective, and the ratio of female board members should be increased if it is considered positive for the company's management.</li>
<li>While there are many things that companies should do to increase the ratio of female managers, there are also significant issues that society as a whole needs to address.</li>
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It’s debatable whether to view the gradual increase in the percentage of female executives as a positive or a negative that it is so much lower than in other countries.
This issue should be considered from the shareholder's perspective, and the ratio of female board members should be increased if it is considered positive for the company's management.
While there are many things that companies should do to increase the ratio of female managers, there are also significant issues that society as a whole needs to address.


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

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