Approximately 60% of respondents’ desired future annual income is 5 million yen or more. Although they think that “I won’t reach my ideal annual income unless I become a manager,” the majority do not want to be a manager/“Women’s career change type” survey of working women [No. 94]
*Career Design Center Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 18, 2024
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Approximately 60% of respondents’ desired future annual income is 5 million yen or more. Although they think that “I won’t reach my ideal annual income unless I become a manager,” the majority do not want to be a manager/“Women’s career change type” survey of working women [No. 94]
Career Design Center Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative Director, President and Chairman: Tada
“Women’s Career Change Type”, a job change site specializing in job changes for women, operated by Hiroaki), conducted a survey on “women’s advancement” among 405 working women.
“Women’s Career Change Type”, a job change site for women who want to work as full-time employees for a long time, regularly conducts surveys on women’s real view of work [Learning about women and work through data], and reports on the actual state of women’s working environments. is published.
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* ■Excerpt of survey results*
* ★Approximately 70% believe that women are playing an active role in the workplace*
* ★For women to play an active role, the number one answer is “being entrusted with a responsible job”*
* ★The number one factor that hinders women’s success is “many male-dominated companies”*
* ★About 30% want to become a manager*
* ★Approximately 60% say, “I will not reach my ideal annual income unless I become a manager” *
* ★More than half of respondents say they have no role models at work*
* [Q.1 Are women active in your workplace? 】*
When we asked female career change type members whether women are playing an active role in the workplace, the most common answer was 40.5% who said they were “fairly active”, and 30.4% who said they were “quite active”. More than 70% of them answered.
* [Q.2 What do you think it means for women to be active? 】* *Multiple answers possible
Next, when asked what it means for women to be active, 73.3% said they would be given a responsible job, 71.1% would work for a long time after getting married or having children, and 60.5% would be in a managerial position. It was at the top.
Comments under “Other” included “It’s a situation where I can be confident that I’m getting closer to the future vision I envision,” and “I want an environment where I can work regardless of my age.”
It can be seen that many people think that “empowering women” means “being able to pursue the career they want,” in addition to “being evaluated by society” such as salary increases, promotions, and promotions.
* [Q.3 What do you think is hindering women’s success? 】*
*Multiple answers possible
When asked about the factors that are hindering women’s success, the most common response (69.4%) was “many male-dominated companies,” followed by “not being able to work freely such as shortened working hours or working from home” at 57.3%, and “nursery facilities.” “Lack of school children, etc.” followed at 42.0%.
Comments under “Other” included “husband’s involvement in the family” and “women holding each other back.”
* [Q.4 Do you want to become a manager? 】*
When asked whether they would like to become a manager, the most common answer (30.9%) was “I don’t want to be, if possible”. Including 9.1% who said they “definitely don’t want to be,” 40.0% of them said they didn’t want to be, which was superior to 30.9% who wanted to be.
* [Q.5 Why do you not want to become a manager? 】*
*Multiple answers possible
*Only those who answered “I don’t want to if possible” or “I definitely don’t want to” in Q.4
When asked why they do not want to become a manager, 67.9% said it would be more responsibility, 63.0% said they would have more overtime, and 58.0% said they were not confident they could do it.
Comments from “Other” include “I don’t want to be active at work at the expense of my family,” and “It’s painful when housework and childcare become a burden, and work becomes too difficult.” The content that stood out was that they did not want to increase the burden on other people.
* [Q.6 How much annual income do you want to have in the future? 】* When asked how much annual income they desired in the future, the most common answer (41.5%) was “5 to 6.99 million yen or less,” followed by 34.1% who said “3 to 4.99 million yen or less.”
According to the National Tax Agency’s Private Sector Salary Statistics Survey (Reiwa 4), the average salary for women was 3.14 million yen, and when limited to full-time employees, it was 4.07 million yen. In this survey, more than 60% of people wanted to earn more than 5 million yen, which shows that they want to exceed the average in the future.
* [Q.7 Do you think you can reach your desired annual income without becoming a manager? 】*
When asked whether they thought they would be able to reach their desired annual income without becoming a manager, the most common answer (58.5%) was “I don’t think I will reach it.” Only 23.2% of respondents answered, “I think it will reach me” and “I think it will mostly reach me.” Approximately 60% of people think that they will not be able to reach their desired annual income unless they become a manager, but as mentioned in Q.4, only about 30% of people want to become a manager, which suggests a dilemma. Masu.
* [Q.8 What kind of initiatives are you taking at your workplace to promote the active participation of women? 】*
*Multiple answers possible
When asked about initiatives being taken in the workplace to promote the active participation of women, 31.4% said they had “improved systems to support childbirth and childcare,” 30.4% said they wanted to diversify work styles, such as shortened working hours and remote work, and 30.4% said “Increase the number of women in management positions” was the top choice at 26.9%.
On the other hand, the most common response (31.6%) was that “no efforts are being made to promote the active participation of women,” indicating that there are many workplaces that are not making any noticeable efforts.
* [Q.9 Are there any role models at work? 】*
Finally, when asked if they had a role model (a role model for their career or lifestyle) at work, 53.1% answered “no.” The results show that there are many people who do not have a target person in their workplace, as the combined responses of “A lot” and “A little” are about 30%.
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*The survey data (graph) is rounded to the second decimal place, so the total may not add up to 100.
*This survey was conducted among people who identify as “female.” * ★Considerations for this survey★*
* Women’s Career Change Type Editor-in-Chief Kayoko Kobayashi* In this survey, 70.9% of respondents said that women are active in the workplace. Although this is significantly higher than the 23.4% who are not active, a similar survey in 2019
Considering that 79.4% of respondents answered that they were active in the survey, it cannot be said that the situation is improving. In addition, approximately 30% of respondents said that “no efforts are being made to promote the active participation of women in the workplace,” and approximately 50% responded that “there are no role models in the workplace.” The environment seems to be in the process of development.
Regarding factors hindering women’s success, the top factors were “many male-dominated companies,” “not being able to work freely such as shortened working hours or working from home,” and “lack of childcare facilities, school children, etc.” Many women seem to feel uncomfortable due to gender bias and the way they work after giving birth. Since only about 30% of women answered that they wanted to become a manager, it may be that many women find it difficult to work and are reluctant to take the next step.
The employment rate and average salary of women are increasing year by year. According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the percentage of men taking childcare leave last year was 30.1%, exceeding 30% for the first time since the survey began. Although the situation is changing little by little, it can be said that we are still in a transition period. At Women’s Career Change Type, we will continue to enhance our services so that everyone can choose the career they desire.
■Survey content: No. 94 “What are the active roles of women?” / Learn about “women and work” through data
・Survey period: August 10th to August 21st, 2024
・Number of valid responses: 405 people
・Survey target: Female career change type members
・Survey method: Online questionnaire
■List of “women and work” based on data
We regularly conduct surveys regarding the environment and issues surrounding working women, and you can view the various survey results.
https://woman-type.jp/academia/discover-career/data/
■What is “job change type for women”?
This is a job change site for women who want to work as full-time employees for a long time. We post many jobs that are popular among women, such as jobs that allow you to become a full-time employee without any experience, jobs with little overtime that allow you to enjoy your private life, and jobs that allow you to balance work and childcare. With the extensive matching function, it is easy to find a job that suits you.
https://woman-type.jp/
■Career Design Center Co., Ltd. Company Profile
Representative: Hiromichi Tada, Representative Director, President and Chairman Head office location: Akasaka Long Beach Building, 3-21-20 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Capital: 558.66 million yen
Established: July 8, 1993
Number of employees: 783 (as of September 30, 2023)
Business details:
1. Management of specialized career change information sites “type”, “women’s career change type”, etc.
2. Holding a job change fair
3. Recruitment business (Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare permission 13-U-040429)
4. “type job hunting” service that supports high-quality job hunting through information magazines, events, information sites, and human resource introductions.
5. Outsourcing business such as pamphlets, novelty recruitment, website creation, etc.
6. “Type IT Dispatch”, a staffing service specializing in the IT industry (Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare permission 13-315344) 7. Planning, editing and management of web magazines “Engineer type”, “Woman type” and “20’s type”
We provide comprehensive solution services that support corporate recruitment activities, such as
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