Healthcare & welfare·Okinawa·101–300 employees

Social Welfare Corporation Kowakai

Japanese name: 社会福祉法人光和会 · English rendering · Corporate number 8360005003434 · 日本語

Social Welfare Corporation Kowakai (社会福祉法人光和会), a healthcare & welfare employer in Okinawa with 101–300 employees, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 85.7% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 100.0% of men's among regular employees, 100.0% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of August 2024).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management
85.7%
Median, same industry and size: 50.0%
Women among officers
50.0%
Median, same industry and size: 28.6%
Women among new hires
58.0%
For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.
Women's pay as % of men's, all
100.0%
Median, same industry and size: 83.4%
Women's pay as % of men's, regular
100.0%
Median, same industry and size: 86.8%
Women's pay as % of men's, non-regular
Not published
Median, same industry and size: 98.2%
Men taking childcare leave
100.0%
For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.

Figures are for the group. The pay figures compare women's average pay with men's, not pay for the same job. Data as of August 2024.

Working hours and retention

Average monthly overtime
2.6 hrs
Median, same industry and size: 3.1 hrs
Paid leave taken
Not published
Median, same industry and size: 74.6%
Average tenure, men
Not published
Average tenure, women
Not published

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Social Welfare Corporation Kowakai?
85.7%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of August 2024).
What is the gender pay gap at Social Welfare Corporation Kowakai?
Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 100.0% across all employees, 100.0% among regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at Social Welfare Corporation Kowakai?
100.0% of eligible men took childcare leave.
How much overtime do employees at Social Welfare Corporation Kowakai work, and how much paid leave do they take?
Average overtime is 2.6 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 3.1 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.

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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.