Construction·Niigata·101–300 employees

Kowa Co., Ltd.

Japanese name: 株式会社興和 · English rendering · Corporate number 9110001001928 · 日本語

Kowa Co., Ltd. (株式会社興和), a construction employer in Niigata with 101–300 employees, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 1.1% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 57.6% of men's among regular employees, 75.0% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of April 2026).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management
1.1%
Median, same industry and size: 4.0%
Women among new hires
18.1%
Median, same industry and size: 20.0%
Women's pay as % of men's, all
58.7%
Median, same industry and size: 70.0%
Women's pay as % of men's, regular
57.6%
Median, same industry and size: 71.8%
Women's pay as % of men's, non-regular
43.0%
Median, same industry and size: 63.6%
Men taking childcare leave
75.0%
Median, same industry and size: 60.0%

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
Not published
Median, same industry and size: 16.0 hrs
Paid leave taken
Not published
Median, same industry and size: 70.8%
Average tenure, men
19.0 yrs
Median, same industry and size: 14.4 yrs
Average tenure, women
13.0 yrs
Median, same industry and size: 10.0 yrs

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Kowa Co., Ltd.?
1.1%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of April 2026).
What is the gender pay gap at Kowa Co., Ltd.?
Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 58.7% across all employees, 57.6% among regular employees, 43.0% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at Kowa Co., Ltd.?
75.0% of eligible men took childcare leave.
How long do employees stay at Kowa Co., Ltd.?
Average tenure is 19.0 years for men and 13.0 years for women.

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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.