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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>It shows that many companies still do not recognize the importance of diversity and that the hiring of women independent directors is merely a numbers game.</li>
<li>In Japan, there is the belief that a close-knit organization is more effective in achieving its goals, and there is a practice of excluding different opinions by emphasizing homogeneity.</li>
<li>In addition to the repeated disregard for women's rights, the deep-seated problem of accepting this disregard is the reason diversity has not truly progressed.</li>
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It shows that many companies still do not recognize the importance of diversity and that the hiring of women independent directors is merely a numbers game.
In Japan, there is the belief that a close-knit organization is more effective in achieving its goals, and there is a practice of excluding different opinions by emphasizing homogeneity.
In addition to the repeated disregard for women's rights, the deep-seated problem of accepting this disregard is the reason diversity has not truly progressed.


More Companies Are Hiring Women Directors, but to Solve the Fundamental Problem of Diversity

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX

More Companies Are Hiring Women Directors, but to Solve the Fundamental Problem of Diversity