We had a very successful event on 10/3 on the subject of Gender Diversity on Boards – Why it Matters, and How to Increase It, and are very thankful for the support of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ), the ACCJ, the French Chamber, the EBC, and TMI Associates…. not to mention the participation of McKinsey.
Various materials that we handed out at theevent, and other materialsare available on our data library. The library now contains a very large number of documents on the topic of diversity. Please register (simple processs) at the upper right, in order to get access to many of these:
McKinsey's Why Women Matter – Asian Version
McKinsey Press Release about the Above Report– English
McKinsey Press Release about the Above Report – Japanese
Mr. Desvaux's Handout (McKinsey)
BDTI – Women Directors in Japan – Summary Data
Cabinet Office Policy – aDiversity Goal
Catalyst #s on Female Directors in Different Countries
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