Gender
We are promoting workplaces where everyone—regardless of gender—can work stress-free with high motivation, enabling us to turn the diversity of our employees into a competitive strength.
As an initial step, we are taking actions focused on the percentages of women among TEL employees and managers, since women currently form the majority of our minority groups.
Gender Data
Percentages of Male and Female Employees
(TEL Group companies as a whole)
For the fiscal year ending March 2023
Percentages of Male and Female Employees
(Japan)
For the fiscal year ending March 2023
Percentage of Female Managers*
(Targets for fiscal year ending March 2027)
*Advanced professionals are included in the manager category.
Gender Initiatives
Career Design Seminar for Women
The Career Design Seminar for Women is a training program that provides our global female employees an opportunity to think about their career paths, encouraging them to take an initiative in designing their careers.
The program aims to remove psychological barriers that prevent the active pursuit of careers, with the goal of establishing a solid ground on which future career paths can be contemplated.
Scenes from the Career Design Seminar (2023)
Voices of the Participants
The Career Design Seminar successfully showed the importance of taking the initiative in designing one’s own career, receiving a satisfaction rate of 100% and positive responses. Some participants said that a corporate culture needs to be strengthened in which diverse people can thrive regardless of gender, while others observed that a framework supporting self-assertive career designing need to be established along with the understanding of one’s colleagues.
“During the panel discussion, I was inspired by the participants’ real-life stories. I also had an opportunity to talk with colleagues from other locations, which gave me a lot to think about as I envision my future career.”
“The takeaway from the seminar was a realization that the experience I have accumulated in my career really counts. The seminar pointed me to the work I truly want to do, and I’m glad I have gained a better understanding of myself.”
J-Win Program(external training for future female leaders)
Japan Women’s Innovative Network (J-Win) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote diversity management in companies so that they can reinforce their competitiveness. In one of its training programs, female managers and manager candidates selected from member companies participate in a one-year course to boost their career design awareness. For the fiscal year that started April 2021, the J-Win program attracted about 250 participants from 150 member firms, and a total of 16 TEL Group employees participated in the program in 2022 and 2023.
As part of this program, J-Win organizes lectures, group work sessions, and research throughout the year, supporting the participants’ goal of career advancement, cultivating leaders’ mindset, and developing problem-solving skills.
TEL-WIN
Established in 2021, TEL-WIN is an internal DE&I promotion group consisting of the J-Win program participants who wanted to put to practice what they have learned, as well as volunteers from the HR Department.
The group aims to establish an organizational framework in which diverse talents can work in peace with a sense of fulfillment. Considering the need to raise the awareness and understanding about diversity in the workplace, and in accordance with the management’s goal of diversifying the employees’ social backgrounds and increasing the percentage of female managers, the group is initially addressing the issues surrounding women, who make up the majority of our minority groups. The team plans to expand the scope of its activities in the future, aiming to create an environment of greater diversity where all employees can work with high motivation.
Initiatives of Employee Resource Groups*
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W-ing
W-ing is a working group in which female employees belonging to the same business group come together, regardless of their type of jobs, to discuss diversity issues among themselves. The group participates in TEL’s recruitment drive, plans and manages various events, and organizes study meetings.
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DRIVE
DRIVE is a working group that upholds the vision “To aim to be a company where anyone can play an active role and generate high added value and profits”. The members consist of engineers based in Japan, sharing its vision. The group encourages DE&I awareness and ultimately aims to link it to technological innovation and the company’s growth.
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TEL U.S. Women’s Network
This working group is committed to empowering women to achieve their respective visions. The group supports members’ professional growth by establishing and enhancing a framework of collaboration.
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TEL U.S. PRIDE Alliance
This working group disseminates information on the issues affecting LGBTQIA+ employees to edify others.
*ERG, or Employee Resource Group, refers to a voluntary employee group sharing a particular interest.
Systems
LGBTQ+ Helpline
An external LGBTQ+ helpline is provided so that employees can talk about their issues without privacy concerns. This is a part of our effort to provide a psychologically secure environment where everyone can work in peace.
Same Gender Partner Definition Established and Applied to Employee Benefit
We have established the definition of same sex partners and are now applying it to employee benefit issues, such as customary monetary gifts and leaves of absence associated with congratulations and condolences.
Spousal Relocation Leave Program
For employees who wish to accompany their relocated spouses, a spousal relocation leave system has been introduced.
Third-party Recognition
2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
TEL was included in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index that recognizes companies for their excellence in gender-related disclosure and gender-equality practices. The 2023 list includes 484 companies headquartered in 45 countries and regions. TEL received favorable grades for its gender-based wage difference analysis, D&I initiatives, and support for STEM education programs.
