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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.

Less Positive Disclosure Regarding the Gender Wage Gap Is Evidence of Less Positive Reasons

How Much Can 'effort Targets' Speed up the Narrowing of the Gender Pay Gap?

Isn't Long-Term Human Resource Strategy More Necessary than Immediate Solution to Labor Shortage?

Mandatory Disclosure of Gender Wage Differentials Is Still a First Step

Human Capital Measures Should Not Be a Case Of "Plowing the Field and Forgetting the Seeds”

Japan's Gender Gap Index Remains Low. Power to Change the Existing Structure Is Still Invisible.

Companies that Adequately Disclose Human Capital Must Be Performing Well on Human Capital Investment

Need to Think About How to Make the Market a Place Where Young and Mature Generations Want to Invest

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>The fact that men occupy most of the highly compensated positions has increased the wage gap between men and women, so solutions must start with correcting the male-dominated social structure.</li>
<li>Not only is no acceleration seen in PM Kishida's target for % of female executives by 2030, but it's only goal, not commitment, as it applies only to top-tier companies.</li>
<li>At this point, the only thing that can be done is for investors who have analyzed human capital disclosures in annual securities reports to persistently press companies to make improvements.</li>
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The fact that men occupy most of the highly compensated positions has increased the wage gap between men and women, so solutions must start with correcting the male-dominated social structure.
Not only is no acceleration seen in PM Kishida's target for % of female executives by 2030, but it's only goal, not commitment, as it applies only to top-tier companies.
At this point, the only thing that can be done is for investors who have analyzed human capital disclosures in annual securities reports to persistently press companies to make improvements.


Can the Gender Wage Gap Be Solved Simply by Investors Demanding Improvements from the Company?

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Can the Gender Wage Gap Be Solved Simply by Investors Demanding Improvements from the Company?