Japanese women in leadership

Japanese women in leadership / edited by Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura, Mayuko Horimoto, Gary N. McLean.

This edited book highlights the unique cultural and socioeconomic elements of Japan and the strong influence of those elements on women leaders in the nation. It shows that gender inequality and under-utilization of female talent are deeply rooted in Japanese society, explaining why Japan lags behin...

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Other Authors: Nakamura, Yoshie Tomozumi (Editor), Horimoto, Mayuko (Editor), McLean, Gary N. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Series:Current perspectives on Asian women in leadership.
Subjects:
Leadership in women > Japan.
Women > Japan > Social conditions.
Women > Japan > Economic conditions.
Leadership in women
Women > Economic conditions
Women > Social conditions
Japan
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Status of Women Leaders in Japan: Challenges and Opportunities
  • 2. Role of Women in Japan's Cultural Context
  • 3. Challenges from Employment Systems Perspectives
  • 4. Career Development and Educational Opportunities for Japanese Women Interested in Leadership
  • 5. Government-Led Initiatives in Developing Women Leaders
  • 6. Local Community-Led Initiatives in Developing Women Leaders
  • 7. Leading Self: Motivation and Leader Identity by Women in Japan
  • 8. Corporate Sector: Women Leaders in Traditional Japanese Companies
  • 9. Corporate Sector: Foreign-Affiliated Companies
  • 10. Women Business Leaders: An Examination of Small Businesses in Japan
  • 11. Women's Representation and Political Leadership in National and Local Governance in Japan
  • 12. Education Sector
  • 13. Agriculture
  • 14. Not-for-Profit Sector and Non-Governmental Organizations
  • 15. Japan in an Asian Context
  • 16. Japan in a Non-Asian Context
  • 17. Synthesis
  • Convergence and Divergence: Practice, Sector, and International Perspectives.

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