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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.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>In the area of politics, where there is a noticeable lag, there is a system in the electoral system that actually discourages aspiring politicians from becoming politicians.</li>
<li>The social structure of male dominance is nothing more than maintenance of that structure by groups with vested interests, and risk exists that sensitivity to new values will be dulled.</li>
<li>Without the forces at work to change existing social structures, the gender gap index isn’t expected to change much next year, but so far we don't see such forces now.</li>
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In the area of politics, where there is a noticeable lag, there is a system in the electoral system that actually discourages aspiring politicians from becoming politicians.
The social structure of male dominance is nothing more than maintenance of that structure by groups with vested interests, and risk exists that sensitivity to new values will be dulled.
Without the forces at work to change existing social structures, the gender gap index isn’t expected to change much next year, but so far we don't see such forces now.


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

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

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