What share of managers are women at Asahi Shimbun Company?

19.4%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of April 2026).

What is the gender pay gap at Asahi Shimbun Company?

Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 86.2% across all employees, 91.1% among regular employees, 85.2% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.

How many fathers take childcare leave at Asahi Shimbun Company?

102.2% of eligible men took childcare leave (above 100% because leave taken this year can be for children born the year before).

How much overtime do employees at Asahi Shimbun Company work, and how much paid leave do they take?

Average overtime is 27.1 hours a month (median for the same industry: 13.4 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.

How long do employees stay at Asahi Shimbun Company?

Average tenure is 26.1 years for men and 18.9 years for women.

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Asahi Shimbun Company

Japanese name: 株式会社朝日新聞社 · English rendering · Corporate number 6120001059605 · 日本語

Asahi Shimbun Company (株式会社朝日新聞社), a news media employer in Tokyo with 1001–5000 employees, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 19.4% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 91.1% of men's among regular employees, 102.2% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of April 2026).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management

19.4%

Median, same industry and size: 13.2%

Women among officers

17.6%

Median, same industry: 14.3%

Women among new hires

45.8%

Median, same industry and size: 45.1%

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

86.2%

Median, same industry and size: 77.3%

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

91.1%

Median, same industry and size: 78.6%

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

85.2%

Median, same industry and size: 70.8%

Men taking childcare leave

102.2%

Median, same industry: 100.0%

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

Working hours and retention

Average monthly overtime

27.1 hrs

Median, same industry: 13.4 hrs

Paid leave taken

Not published

Median, same industry: 66.0%

Average tenure, men

26.1 yrs

Median, same industry and size: 21.5 yrs

Average tenure, women

18.9 yrs

Median, same industry and size: 14.6 yrs

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Asahi Shimbun Company?: 19.4%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of April 2026).
What is the gender pay gap at Asahi Shimbun Company?: Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 86.2% across all employees, 91.1% among regular employees, 85.2% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at Asahi Shimbun Company?: 102.2% of eligible men took childcare leave (above 100% because leave taken this year can be for children born the year before).
How much overtime do employees at Asahi Shimbun Company work, and how much paid leave do they take?: Average overtime is 27.1 hours a month (median for the same industry: 13.4 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.
How long do employees stay at Asahi Shimbun Company?: Average tenure is 26.1 years for men and 18.9 years for women.

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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.