Developing and Advancing Women
Our Commitment to Developing and Advancing Women in Japan
1. Senior Leadership Commitment
The senior management in Japan has set goals to grow women officers for Japan and has implemented action plans locally. Within Morgan Stanley’s group companies in Japan, we are proud to have women in senior positions such as officers, divisional heads, directors, and management committee members.
2. Focus on Recruitment
Continue to attract and hire more women in Japan through our campus and mid-career recruiting efforts to support the pipeline of future female leaders. Actions include:
- Aspirational goal of 50% women in campus recruiting
- For mid-career hiring, manage the hiring process to include at least one female candidate for every open position and include at least one female interviewer
3. Path to Leadership and Robust Talent Management
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities’ Management Committee is 28% women, and 33% of officers at the Firm are women as of June 2025. We seek to continue to consider women for senior leadership opportunities through:
- A robust divisional and firmwide review process to evaluate and track each division's efforts, commitments and actions.
- Regularly review data of female representation, hiring, promotion and attrition to identify gaps, shape strategy and goals, and evaluate progress.
- Focus on providing diverse talent development programs with individualized career support and sponsorship
4. Focus on Benefits
We have a genuine interest in our employee’s professional development and wellbeing. Our greatest asset is our people and we take pride in investing in them.
- Support the physical, mental and financial wellbeing of our employees and their families
- Support working parents and caregivers through enhanced family-friendly benefit programs and policies
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5. Manager Education
We continually equip our managers with the skills and tools they need to be effective and inclusive, eliminating bias from performance processes and build capability around key skills to drive optimal performance management, productivity, and engagement in teams.
For more on the firm’s commitment to diversity, please see 2023 ESG Report.