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A Bright Spot for Career Women

By on September 11, 2015

Prime Minister Abe has been working hard to build a society in which women shine as part of the Abenomics reform program.  But is it working?

There are signs it is.

Despite sluggish economic markets, Japan is seeing a 10% increase in the number of female employees active in its Banking and Finance domain, according to the latest announcement by Hays Japan, one of the leading global recruiting experts with specialism in 13 industries.

Since 2012, the ratio of women in Banking and Financial Services has gone up by 10% and 7.8% in Accountancy and Finance, according to its Permanent Placement Report.

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“We have taken a look at our placement trends to see if any positive results are present in the real world in relation to the Japanese government’s efforts to accelerate the advancement of women in the labour market,” says Jonathan Sampson, Managing Director of Hays in Japan.

“We’re seeing more women placed in full-time jobs because employers are seizing the opportunity to become more diversified in their hiring strategies in order to gain an advantage in securing talent in the prevalent candidate short market.

Additionally, Life and Sciences, a predominantly male domain is also seeing an overall female ratio increase by 6.7% despite a slight dip in 2013. Overall, the ratio for women in the IT industry in 2012 and 2013 may not be as significant but its slow and steady growth at 2.3%. is a positive sign

About Marlow Hauser

Marlow Hauser is a full-time data scientist, part-time writer, trailing spouse and mother of two. She has a PhD in Psychology and writes about education and food.