Initiatives Associated with Promotion of Women’s Participation
With the aim of increasing the percentage of female managers,
the Group has been proactively working on providing training and childcare support to create an environment in which women can work comfortably with enjoyment even if their life stages change.
Positive Action Training
The Company conducts Positive Action Training to promote active participation by female employees. The training is provided to female employees who aspire to hold management positions in the future. Female managers conduct lectures to share their actual experiences, and discussions are held in line with themes. We offer opportunities for female employees to candidly discuss the difficulties and troubles they face on the job as well as to think about how they will change their work styles through their different life stages, all with the aim of easing their concerns about the future and helping them progress toward their goals.
(Managers: Those in Grade 5 or higher)
Main contents of Positive Action Training
- Message from the President
- Q&A with the President
- Lecture by outside lecturer (Theme: Women’s health care)
- Experiences of female managers (store managers, assistant store managers) (career history, motivation graphs, daily time schedules)
- Discussion (Themes: Gender bias experienced in work, what women seek from the workplace, etc.)
Impressions of the participants
- Viewing the life chart of a senior managerial executive was a good learning experience.
- I learned to abandon the preconception that I cannot become a manager.
- I learned that managing my own health and coping with changing health conditions are directly linked to my future career.
- It’s encouraging to be around people who are in the same position as I am, and I gained more confidence to do my best going forward.
- It is good to see a shift in mindsets toward thinking that it is natural for work styles to be diverse.
- I think having male and female employees participate together will further enhance mutual understanding.
- I think having experts talk to male staff members (about changes in a female body, for example) can further deepen understanding.
- I would like to hear from employees who are achieving a balance between nursing care duties and work.
Childcare support
The Company received the “Platinum Kurumin” accreditation in 2017 as a company proactively offering childcare support. Furthermore, the company received as a “Platinum Kurumin Plus” company for its efforts to balance infertility treatment and work, in 2025.
We were also the first home appliance/electronics retailer to receive the “L-boshi” (highest rank) accreditation. This means that the Company was highly appraised for its efforts to promote women’s participation. In 2018, we opened the in-house daycare facility “K’s & Lily Nursery.” Going forward, we will continue to improve the working environment so that employees can work with peace of mind.
Implementation of “Female Empowerment IR Meeting”
On August 25, 2023, an IR meeting focused on female empowerment hosted by Daiwa Securities Group Inc. was held. K’s Denki attendees included Director, Senior Executive Officer, and Mito Honten Store Manager Miyako Yasumura and Outside Director Wakako Tokuda. The participants engaged in discussion on topics such as the potential impact of the role of female executive officers on corporate management strategy and decision-making.
- Percentage of female employees who took childcare leave
- 100％
- Number of female employees who took childcare leave
- 44
- Percentage of male employees who took childcare leave
- 62％
- Number of male employees who took childcare leave
- 84