The Women in Business Reading List
Few Women Ascend Japan’s Corporate Ladder. Is Change Finally Coming?
Only 6 percent of board seats at Japanese companies are held by women. After years of unkept promises, these businesses are now facing pressure both at home and abroad to diversify.
The 5Cs of Successful Women
This book explores the 5Cs of courage, confidence, communication, connections and career and how they can be used to support the success of women.
Dear Chairwoman,: Letters From Today's Trailblazing Women Board Leaders to the Fearless Directors of Tomorrow
This book features the extraordinary voices and stories of women leaders from around the world who have trailblazed to the board room, as letters to the next generation of women in business and government.
女性社員の育て方、教えます
A slim Japanese language volume by the equity strategist Kathy Matsui, who coined the term Womenomics. In this book, The author talks about 10 points she has learned about managing and developing women in corporate life in Japan. A must read for any Japanese leader interested in this subject and for Japanese woman who want to succeed in corporate life in Japan.
Japan snack maker smashes stereotypes by promoting women
A terrific article about Sanshu Seika, a mid-size Japanese company, which has been committed to gender equality and led by a decisive Japanese leader. The positive impact of their actions on business results and employee satisfaction are clearly communicated.
Japan’s all-male boards face gender reckoning
This article, focusing on the appointment of Yuko Kawamoto, a professor at Waseda Business School, as a board director at Softbank, looks into the number of Japanese companies still lacking diversity at board level, and discusses "box ticking" versus appointing capable non-executive directors.
What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In Common? Women Leaders (Copy) (Copy)
Looking for examples of true leadership in a crisis? From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping up to show the world how to manage a messy patch for our human family.
A mission to help Japan’s women back into the workforce
This article highlights the unorthodox career of ACCJ member, Cynthia Usui, who first entered the workforce in Tokyo after 17 years of being a full time mother. It shows the remarkable progress Cynthia has made in her career since accepting the lowly hourly rate as a telephone operator at a members club, and how she has channeled her experience to help and encourage others. A MUST READ.
Japan's central bank gets its first woman executive director in 138 years
Looking for examples of true leadership in a crisis? From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping up to show the world how to manage a messy patch for our human family.
Does COVID-19 Prove Women Are Best Suited to Lead in a Crisis?
This article published on April 9, 2020 looks at how countries are handling their responses to the COVID-19 crises, and calls out the performances of New Zealand and Germany – both governments are lead by women.
Asia's Women In the Mix: Sakie Fukushima On Gender Adversity In Japan
In this article, Sakie Fukushima talks about how the number of female board members in Japan is still low and the need to increase the number of female board members.
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