Overview

In recent years, gender diversity on boards of directors has become a trend in many developed countries and some emerging countries, and various laws and regulations are being established. As ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investments increase, Japanese companies will be increasingly required to improve gender diversity as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). However, the percentage of women on the boards of directors of listed companies in Japan still remains at approximately 7.5% as of 2021.
What initiatives are needed to improve this situation and increase gender diversity in the top management of Japanese companies? What kind of human resource investment and development is required to foster female executive leaders? In order to respond to these social issues and demands, in our EMBA program we will work together with participating companies that are committed to improving gender diversity.

・Program Content
This Women's Executive Leadership Development Program consists of basic, specialized and coaching sessions for a total of 6 months (in Japanese language only). For details please see the program curriculum.
We also provide two MBA courses on Female Leadership and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the MBA students.

Members

• Director : Asli M. COLPAN Professor
• Norio SAWABEProfessor
• Tomoki SEKIGUCHIProfessor
• Hiroto KODAProfessor
• Mariko GAKIYAAdjunct Professor
• Ting LIUSenior Lecturer

Members Companies(Regular Members)

(Alphabetical order) As of August 22, 2023

GREEN HOUSE CO., LTD.
KYOCERA Corporation
HANWA CO.,LTD
HORIBA, Ltd.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
NICHII HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
OMRON Corporation
Seiko Epson Corporation
SHIMADZU CORPORATION
SHIN NIPPON BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES, LTD.
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
YAMADA Consulting Group Co., Ltd.