Weekend Edition: Equality Japanese Style

Friday 18th March 2024Please note this communication is not a research report and has not been prepared by NAB Research analysts. Read the full disclaimer here.You would be right in assuming that equality for women is less prevalent in Japan than it is in Australia. There are 200 listed companies on the Nikkei who don’t have a single female board member. But things are changing. Melanie Brock is an Australian who has lived in Tokyo for 25 years, helping businesses invest and partner in Japan. She serves on four boards, having just been appointed to Asahi Group Holdings. Today she talks through the challenges women face, but also why the economy depends on the career advancement of women. And there’s at least one lesson Australian businesses can learn from Japan about how to advance diversity in the workforce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.