Highly motivated and independent female sales staff who have achieved a certain level of success are selected as Female Sales Staff Promotion Committee members. The Committee works with staff in charge of training in each Sales Administration Headquarters to hold training for female sales staff; these training sessions incorporate feedback from the field, and are held in each area several times a year. The Committee also carries out other activities, such as sharing success stories from across the company.

“Lead management training,” held three times a year for the Sales Managers and future Sales Manager candidates in each area and taught by an outside instructor, provides an opportunity to raise Sales Managers’ awareness. The target is to appoint at least one female Sales Manager at each of the Sales Administration Headquarter, or 18 in total. (There are 16 female Sales Managers in 13 Sales Administration Headquarters out of 18 as of August 1, 2021, including condominium sales leaders.)

The Female Sales Staff Promotion Committee launched the mentoring system as one of support measures in August 2019, with the objective of appointing more women to managerial positions. It offers one-on-one and group support from mentors on a range of issues, including personal relations, communication, women-specific concerns, and other advice on daily life issues outside of work. Female employees also have the peace of mind of being able to freely talk with their mentor about issues they find difficult to discuss with their superiors and senior branch colleagues. If the consultation outcome is that more concrete measures are required, the issue will be handled by other areas in the company, such as the Diversity and Inclusion Promotion Department, staff in charge of training in each Sales Administration Headquarters, and consultation services in specialty departments. Each individual’s circumstances and feelings are sincerely considered, and all efforts are made to come up with and to promote flexible measures to address the issues.

Every year at Sekisui House there are more female leaders in managerial positions, such as design chief managers and team leaders. There are also more specialists emerging each year, such as the certified Chief Architects who must have outstanding qualities, made significant achievements, and earned a high level of trust inside and outside the Company.

Sekisui House headquarters and head offices nationwide are working together through the “Female On-site Supervisor Support Program” to facilitate training for female on-site supervisors. We are also providing support by sharing success stories of balancing work with raising children, and holding workshops, networking opportunities and other activities for deepening knowledge and gaining insights.

Sekisui House holds a meet-and-greet event for female on-site supervisors to network. This event is an excellent opportunity for employees to share success stories and experiences, expand their networks, and boost motivation. This initiative, open to both women and men, is growing as an online opinion exchange for young on-site supervisors who joined the company at the same time.

Sekisui House is a participating member of the National Low-Rise Housing Labor Safety Council’s “J-Komachi Committee.” As a cross-company network of female technicians and engineers, the Committee aims to improve workplaces and promote the appeal of the construction industry to the next generation.