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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>There is the problem that a wage gap exists between men and women even among regular employees, and that the percentage of non-regular workers is very high among women.</li>
<li>Issues to be addressed include the creation of a social infrastructure in which workers don’t have to leave jobs due to childbirth or child-rearing, and fair wages for non-regular workers.</li>
<li>Mandatory disclosure is an important step. Managers should also think of employees as partners in creating new value, rather than simply as labor, which will help to eliminate this issue.</li>
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There is the problem that a wage gap exists between men and women even among regular employees, and that the percentage of non-regular workers is very high among women.
Issues to be addressed include the creation of a social infrastructure in which workers don’t have to leave jobs due to childbirth or child-rearing, and fair wages for non-regular workers.
Mandatory disclosure is an important step. Managers should also think of employees as partners in creating new value, rather than simply as labor, which will help to eliminate this issue.


Mandatory Disclosure of Gender Wage Differentials Is Still a First Step

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

Mandatory Disclosure of Gender Wage Differentials Is Still a First Step