A much-needed culture shock: How Japan's asset managers are bringing gender diversity to the 21st century

Rethinking old gender norms still a challenge

Pedro Gonçalves
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As Tokyo attempts to reinvent itself as a hub of global finance and foreign asset managers threaten to vote against Japanese companies without women on their boards, the country's financial industry is under pressure to improve gender diversity.

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