TOKYO -- As corporate Japan continues to lag behind overseas peers in promoting women to management positions, some top businesses, such as Nissan Motor and Kirin Holdings, have begun taking steps to retain women by helping chart career paths.
Lack of women in management comes into focus as Japan sinks in gender parity

Kirin Holdings hopes to make it easier for women to climb the corporate career ladder by holding work shops and other training. (Photo courtesy of Kirin Holdings)
TOKYO -- As corporate Japan continues to lag behind overseas peers in promoting women to management positions, some top businesses, such as Nissan Motor and Kirin Holdings, have begun taking steps to retain women by helping chart career paths.