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The goal of this chapter was to overview the current state of women’s leadership development in Japan. Japan has the lowest percentage of women in managerial positions of any OECD countries with 8.3% even though women represent 49.2% of the Japanese workforce. Considering that the number of women in management positions has not increased in Japan, an in-depth literature review and case studies were used. The goal was to clarify the state of women in leadership positions in Japan through a historical overview of the evolution of women in leadership in Japan. We focused on the Japanese work environment and concluded by presenting an agenda for future research and practice.
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Nakamura, Y.T., Horimoto, M. (2017). Women’s Leadership in Japan. In: Cho, Y., Ghosh, R., Sun, J., McLean, G. (eds) Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership. Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54996-5_5
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