What share of managers are women at Showa Kako Co., Ltd.?

18.2%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of November 2025).

What is the gender pay gap at Showa Kako Co., Ltd.?

Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 94.3% across all employees, 96.0% among regular employees, 101.2% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.

How many fathers take childcare leave at Showa Kako Co., Ltd.?

100.0% of eligible men took childcare leave.

How much overtime do employees at Showa Kako Co., Ltd. work, and how much paid leave do they take?

Average overtime is 7.4 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 8.2 hours), and employees take 89.9% of their paid leave (median: 79.1%), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.

How long do employees stay at Showa Kako Co., Ltd.?

Average tenure is 10.7 years for men and 6.2 years for women.

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Chemicals·Osaka·101–300 employees

Showa Kako Co., Ltd.

Japanese name: 昭和化工株式会社 · English rendering · Corporate number 8120901017453 · 日本語

Showa Kako Co., Ltd. (昭和化工株式会社), a chemicals employer in Osaka with 101–300 employees, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 18.2% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 96.0% of men's among regular employees, 100.0% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of November 2025).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management

18.2%

Median, same industry and size: 10.0%

Women among officers

0.0%

Median, same industry and size: 0.0%

Women among new hires

25.9%

Median, same industry and size: 33.6%

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

94.3%

Median, same industry and size: 76.0%

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

96.0%

Median, same industry and size: 79.6%

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

101.2%

Median, same industry and size: 59.3%

Men taking childcare leave

100.0%

Median, same industry and size: 75.0%

The pay figures compare women's average pay with men's, not pay for the same job. Data as of November 2025.

Working hours and retention

Average monthly overtime

7.4 hrs

Median, same industry and size: 8.2 hrs

Paid leave taken

89.9%

Median, same industry and size: 79.1%

Average tenure, men

10.7 yrs

Median, same industry and size: 13.0 yrs

Average tenure, women

6.2 yrs

Median, same industry and size: 10.9 yrs

Chemicals in Osaka

TOA Co., Ltd.Women managers 11.0%
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Alfresa Pharma Co., Ltd.Women managers 15.1%
Saraya Co., Ltd.Women managers 18.2%
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Shionogi Pharma Co., Ltd.Women managers 13.7%
Nipro Pharma Co., Ltd.Women managers 8.6%
Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd.Women managers 29.3%

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Showa Kako Co., Ltd.?: 18.2%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of November 2025).
What is the gender pay gap at Showa Kako Co., Ltd.?: Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 94.3% across all employees, 96.0% among regular employees, 101.2% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at Showa Kako Co., Ltd.?: 100.0% of eligible men took childcare leave.
How much overtime do employees at Showa Kako Co., Ltd. work, and how much paid leave do they take?: Average overtime is 7.4 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 8.2 hours), and employees take 89.9% of their paid leave (median: 79.1%), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.
How long do employees stay at Showa Kako Co., Ltd.?: Average tenure is 10.7 years for men and 6.2 years for women.

Japan Human Capital Data 2026

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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.