Data Book

Published Data on the Status of Promoting the Advancement of Women and Surveys on the Degree to which Women Have Advanced

Shimizu publishes data on initiatives aimed at promoting the advancement of women. We will continue to work on establishing an environment that enables a diverse range of human resources to participate more actively, in the future as well

Shimizu discloses its numerical goals and other information on the promotion of women in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (a law for establishing an environment that will enable women to fully manifest their capabilities and advance in their work careers, according to their wishes), which was enacted on August 28, 2015.

As of April 1, 2026

1. Status of Women in Management Positions
FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Number of women in management positions* / Total number of management positions 140 /
4,234
170 /
4,407
224 /
4,609
269 /
4,816
306 /
4,975
Percentage of Female Managers 3.3 % 3.9 % 4.9 % 5.6 % 6.2 %
Number of women newly promoted to management positions / Total number newly promoted to management positions 15 /
188
30 /
228
57 /
292
46 /
291
37 /
254

Women in management positions indicates people in a management position of section manager or higher.

As of June 26, 2026

2. Status of Women in Officers Positions
Number of women directors / Total number of directors 2 / 11
Number of women directors (internal) / Total number of directors (internal) 0 / 7
Number of women audit & supervisory board members / Total number of audit & supervisory board members 1 / 5
Number of women executive officers / Total number of executive officers 2 / 51

As of April 1, each fiscal year

3. Employment Status
FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Number of women employees /
Total number of employees
1,878 /
11,083
1,981 /
11,212
2,107 /
11,364
2,308 /
11,665
2,438 /
11,941
Number of full-time women employees /
Total number of full-time employees
1,817 /
10,317
1,920 /
10,559
2,062 /
10,892
2,259 /
11,327
2,424 /
11,763
Number of women new graduate hires /
Total number of new graduate hires
104 /
365
108 /
335
104 /
380
149 /
452
143 /
467

Results for FY 2025

4. Status of Work-Life Balance
Percentage of men who took childcare leave 94.0 % (including Paternity Leave)
Percentage of women who took childcare leave 93.4 %
Percentage who took paid leave 64.3 %
Average number of days of paid leave 12.5 days
Average Hours Overtime

Details of Initiatives Aimed at Correcting Long Work Hours

  • Changing mindsets through internal awards for good examples of workstyle reform, communication of the messages from the President, etc.
  • Implementation of appropriate construction schedules that ensure 8 days off every 4 weeks.
  • Reviewing the production system and promoting work sharing to improve operational efficiency.
  • Flexible workstyles such as introduction of a telecommuting system and staggered working hours.
  • Annual paid leaves grant an hourly or a half-day basis, and compensatory days grant a half-day basis.
  • Establishment to ensure the use of 5 days of planned annual leave and a designated day to promote the taking of annual leave.

As of March 31, 2026

5. Average Years of Continuous Employment by Gender and Area of Management
Women Men Continuous years of employment % (Women / Men)
All employees 13.5 years 19.1 years 72 %
(of which, full-time employees nationwide) 7.2 years 19.1 years 38 %
(of which, full-time employees limited to a specific region) 18.1 years 18.9 years 96 %

Average for FY 2023 to FY 2025

6. Gender Pay Gap
FY 2023 FY 2023 FY 2023
All employees 64.9 % 63.6 % 64.2 %
Full-time employees 64.5 % 63.5 % 64.2 %
Temporary or part-time employees 69.1 % 63.1 % 59.9 %

Average for FY 2024 to FY 2026

7. Ratio of Job Openings to Job Seekers, by Gender
Women Men
Full-time employees nationwide (technical) 3.43 x 3.08 x
Full-time employees nationwide (clerical) 8.41 x 14.96 x
Full-time employees limited to a specific region (technical) 6.71 x 7.79 x
Full-time employees limited to a specific region (clerical) 12.31 x 23.05 x

Entered company from FY 2015 to FY 2017

8. Percentage Continuously Employed Near the 10th Anniversary of Hiring, by Gender
Women Men
All employees 70.8 % 78.6 %
(Of which, full-time employees nationwide) 71.5 % 78.8 %
(Of which, full-time employees limited to a specific region) 66.7 % 76.9 %

Total for FY 2022 to FY 2025

9. Statistics on Change in Occupation and Employment Status, by Gender
Women Men
Fixed-term contract employees promote to unlimited term employment 14 27
Full-time employees promoting from limited region status to nationwide status 7 50

1~9, Shimizu Corporation Construction data

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