[Rakuten TechConf2014] [B-4] Rakuten Technology Conference Diversity session

Rakuten Technology Conference

Diversity Secession

Vol.01 Oct/25/2014

14:00 – 14:45

http://tech.rakuten.co.jp/

～How can we get better working

environment? ～

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Panelists, Moderator

http://tech.rakuten.co.jp/

Hiro

Yoshioka

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Agenda

• Topics

- Hypothesis

• Introduction of Panelists

- Aya Komuro / Haruka Iwao / Yuki Maejima

Seunghee Lee / Reina Otsuka

• Discussions

How can we get better working environment for engineers?

- Why did you choose Engineer?

- What can we do for working women who can get

affects easily depends on life events?

- What do you think about good environment for working

women, especially engineer?

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Hiro’s Hypothesis

A diversity environment is better

working environment than there is

no diversity.

Let’s talk about diversity with point of gender view!

• Even IT industry, rate of female engineer is less

than 30%.

• Especially Japan case, the number of female

engineers is very low. One quarter of U.S.

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Background - Gender

*Regular employees and executive officers of Rakuten, Inc.

*Various sources: 2014 Japanese Government White Paper

on Gender Equality / Teikoku Databank

Company-Wide Management Non-Management

MaleFemale

64%

36%

79%

21%

58%

42%Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Rakuten is very progressive compared to Japanese peers

Fostering and strengthening a women-friendly work

environment is a key component of Rakuten’s

diversity strategy

Japan average = 6 - 13%(depending on definition of manager)*

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Discussion

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Questions

Why did you choose Engineer?

エンジニアになったきっかけ？

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Discussion

What can we do for working

women? Life events may affect

our working environment.

女性はライフイベントがキャリアに影響を及ぼし易いが、エンジニアを続けていくにはどうすればいいか？

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Work and Life Balance in Rakuten

About 10% of

female employees

are working mothers

Most mothers return

to the office after

childcare leave

※DATE: Rakuten ,Inc.

# of Female Employees

with Children

About 200# of Female Employees Currently on

Childcare or Maternity Leave

About 100Post Childcare/Maternity Return to

Work Ratio

About 90％

# of working

mothers is

increasing rapidly

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Our Activities

Seminars for Working Mothers Info Sharing / Networking

Seminars for pregnant employees

Seminars for mother

• How to enter day care

• How to work after child care

leave

Mothers who returned

to the office support

mothers who are taking

child care leave!

Employee newsletters

Mail magazines for working

mothers

Mama’s Lunch Network

Volunteers make

newsletter every

month!

Global HR Department and employee volunteers work together to make a

better working environment for women in order to have a more active career

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Discussion

What do you think about good

environment for working

women, especially engineers?

みんなで（女性として、エンジニアとして）、働きやすい、働き続けられ、成果の出し易い環境、組織つくりとは？