The Act on the Promotion of Female Advancement came into effect in April 2016, and at the Gender Equality Bureau held on May 4, 2017, strengthening support for women's entrepreneurship was considered as a priority initiative, and the female president Is getting more and more attention.Under these circumstances, Teikoku Databank conducted a survey on the percentage of female presidents by prefecture, annual sales scale, industry, background of appointment, and university of origin.

　According to the survey, the university from which the number of female presidents is large is 1 at "Nihon University", followed by 220 at "Keio University" and 211 at "Waseda University", with campuses in the Tokyo metropolitan area and students. Many universities stood out.Looking at women's colleges alone, among the top 210 schools, "Japan Women's University" was the top with 20 students, followed by "Kyoritsu Women's University" with 176 students and "Sacred Heart Women's University" with 117 students, with 101 schools ranked high. Has entered.

　By industry, the ratio of female presidents in the “real estate industry” is the highest at 16.43%. “Retail” was 10.30%, followed by “Service” at 10.21%.Among the top industries by industry sub-category, the ratio of female presidents was high in industries rooted in daily life such as childcare, long-term care, beauty and education, and among them, "nursery school" stood out at 44.70%.

　Currently, one solution is to hire diverse human resources as a countermeasure to the labor shortage that many companies are facing, and it is expected that female presidents in particular will be highly effective in promoting the employment of women.The loan system to support female presidents, entrepreneurship seminars for females, consultation desks, and other know-how support have been enhanced, and further female presidents are expected to play an active role in the future.

Reference: [Teikoku Databank Co., Ltd.] Female president accounts for 7.69% of the entire company