Diversity is at the core of many of the labor and economic policies designed by the current government, including work-style reforms and promotion of women's participation in society. How much has actually changed in Japanese workplaces? Are they becoming more diverse in all aspects?
Prior to the 24th International Conference for Women in Business (ICWB), Kaori Sasaki, the founder and CEO of consultancy ewoman Inc. and Unicul International Inc., and Yuka Shimada, human resources and GA director of Unilever Japan Holdings K.K., shared their views on the current situation and discussed how to ensure workplace diversity and what benefits it brings to organizations and people. They also talked about this year's ICWB, which will be hosted by ewoman on July 7 at the Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
"Firstly, diversity is about having multiple perspectives, which is exactly what is needed to inspire innovation," said Sasaki. "So, it is something that a company has to have to continue growing."