Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine March 2020 | Page 35

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Sanno University , on gender diversity in corporate upper management , it was found that companies in different areas of the APAC region approached the issue with noticeably varying levels of commitment . Comparing numerical data from businesses based in Japan , China and South Korea , Ishizuka estimates that 74.2 % of major companies in China placed D & I as a top 10 strategic issue , with South Korea scoring 44.2 %

“ The problem is compounded in the Asia-Pacific region , where over 4.6 billion people live in more than 40 countries , speaking almost 2,200 languages ”

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