The winners of Forbes Japan Women Award 2017’s Individual Awards: (from left to right): Sponsor company Lib CEO Yusuke Matsumoto, Hinae Niori, a representative from Facebook Japan on behalf of award-recipient Rie Furuta, Meyumi Yamada, Naomi Ehara, Goeun Kim and Forbes Japan Editor-in-Chief Makoto Takano.
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Changing corporate Japan: Forbes Japan’s Women Award 2017

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By Savvy Tokyo

In a ceremony held at Ritz Carlton in Tokyo’s Minato district on December 21 last year, business magazine Forbes Japan announced the winners of their, now annual, Japan Women Award. Launched in 2016 for the first time, the award recognizes female entrepreneurs and companies working to promote gender equality at the forefront of Japan’s corporate world.

Given that Japan’s rank in gender equality in the workplace dropped once again — by three slots — on the World Economic Forum’s global gender equality rankings in 2017, placing 114th of 144 countries, the award was, to say the least, necessary and appreciated. 

Slightly amended from 2016, this time the award was divided into three major categories, each featuring several subcategories: 31 Company Awards recognizing companies who have established norms toward promoting women-friendly work environment and gender equality in the workforce; five Individual Awards, recognizing women’s outstanding achievements at work, and nine Special Division Awards, given to companies for special achievements in changing the traditional corporate mindset, having a unique vision for the future, and human resource development.

According to Forbes Japan, recipients of the Individual Awards were selected among all nominated companies based on open surveys and recommendations from the award’s screening committee and advisors. The final screening was conducted by a committee of board members and advisors, comprised of seven individuals, including a university professor, a journalist, non-related company presidents and a representative from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.

Savvy Tokyo reports on the profiles of the five women who won Individual Awards and who are making waves in Japan’s workforce.

Click here to read more.

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I do not see any good future for Japan without more Women in important decision making places.

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I do not see any good future for Japan without more Women in important decision making places.

Agree 100%

Japan’s rank in gender equality in the workplace dropped once again — by three slots — on the World Economic Forum’s global gender equality rankings in 2017, placing 114th of 144 countries

This is embarrassing for Japan

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