Japan has lowest representation of women on corporate boards.

From: Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) | Date: October 9, 2004 | Copyright information

Oct. 9--NEW YORK -- Japan has the lowest female representation on corporate boards in a listing of the world's 200 largest companies, according to a study released Friday.

The study by the nonprofit Corporate Women Directors International shows that Japan, the world's second-largest economy, with 27 companies in the Fortune magazine's Global 200, has only three women-held board seats out of 431, or 0.7 percent. The three women sit on the boards of Sony Corp., Hitachi Ltd...

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