Sharp Corp. to Triple Female Managers to 60 by FY2007

Sharp Corp., a major producer of consumer electronics, started in June 2005 a ¡Æprogram to empower female workers,¡Ç a human resource development measure designed to use talented and enthusiastic female employees. Under the program, Sharp plans to triple the number of female managers to 60 from the current 21 by the end of fiscal 2007.

The company will expand the number of new job categories to utilize the abilities and vocational aptitude of the female workers. It also plans to choose female candidates for future managerial positions from junior managers and to implement work-skill development programs according to three-year career development plans drawn up for each candidate.

Moreover, the company will appoint female regular workers other than junior managers as leaders for in-house small group activities, aiming to cultivate their skills of leadership and problem-solving and to boost their motivation to participate in the corporate management.

To implement the program effectively, the company is enhancing its support system to enable female workers to balance their careers with child-bearing and child-raising. In order to raise manager-level awareness, it obligates managers, as part of their own performance evaluations, to work out plans to develop the potential of female employees.



Posted: 2005/09/12 04:55:56 PM
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