What share of managers are women at Bank of Japan?

21.8%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of March 2026).

What is the gender pay gap at Bank of Japan?

Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 59.1% across all employees, 58.0% among regular employees, 73.4% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.

How many fathers take childcare leave at Bank of Japan?

95.0% of eligible men took childcare leave.

How much overtime do employees at Bank of Japan work, and how much paid leave do they take?

Average overtime is 8.3 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 10.7 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.

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Bank of Japan

Japanese name: 日本銀行 · English rendering · Corporate number 3010005002599 · 日本語

Bank of Japan (日本銀行), a finance & insurance employer in Tokyo with 1001–5000 employees, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 21.8% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 58.0% of men's among regular employees, 95.0% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of March 2026).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management

21.8%

Median, same industry and size: 15.2%

Women among officers

16.7%

Median, same industry and size: 7.7%

Women among new hires

50.0%

For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.

Women's pay as % of men's, all

59.1%

Median, same industry and size: 63.5%

Women's pay as % of men's, regular

58.0%

Median, same industry and size: 66.7%

Women's pay as % of men's, non-regular

73.4%

Median, same industry and size: 60.7%

Men taking childcare leave

95.0%

For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.

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The pay figures compare women's average pay with men's, not pay for the same job. Data as of March 2026.

Working hours and retention

Average monthly overtime

8.3 hrs

Median, same industry and size: 10.7 hrs

Paid leave taken

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 75.7%

Average tenure, men

Not published

Average tenure, women

Not published

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AIG General Insurance Co., Ltd.Women managers 19.9%
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Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., Ltd.Women managers 21.3%
Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.Women managers 8.4%
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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Bank of Japan?: 21.8%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of March 2026).
What is the gender pay gap at Bank of Japan?: Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 59.1% across all employees, 58.0% among regular employees, 73.4% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at Bank of Japan?: 95.0% of eligible men took childcare leave.
How much overtime do employees at Bank of Japan work, and how much paid leave do they take?: Average overtime is 8.3 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 10.7 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.

Japan Human Capital Data 2026

Every figure for about 36,000 unlisted employers and 3,789 listed companies at once: percentile ranks within each industry and size band, women among supervisors, ten-year retention by gender, women's leave uptake, and every foreign-owned subsidiary flagged with its parent. In a members' dashboard and as Excel and CSV.

What Professional includes

Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, women's-advancement database (open data), as of 2026-10-06; figures are self-reported by each employer and checked for plausibility by The Hardest Market. 女性の活躍推進企業データベースオープンデータ（2026年10月6日時点）を加工して作成.