Having established the Diversity Development Department within its Human Resources Division, Sony Corporation continues to pursue a wide range of initiatives aimed at promoting diversity in line with DIVI@Sony*1, a project inaugurated in fiscal year 2005 to promote diversity across the Company. In particular, with the majority of employees in the electronics business (who are engineers) being male, Sony recognizes a pressing need to encourage more women to participate and excel in this area. Accordingly, as a first step in addressing the wider issue of employment diversity, the DIVI@Sony project is focusing on gender diversity and is working to establish a framework for advancing the careers of female employees, building employee networks and creating an environment conducive to promoting greater opportunities for women.

For example, project members arrange trainings and events for female employees in managerial positions and symposia and seminars on career issues for female employees with the aim of bolstering general awareness and expanding employee networks. Project members also organize roundtable meetings for male managers to promote better management understanding and support. Another increasingly well-established part of Sony's effort to provide career support for female employees is the DIVI@Sony mentoring system. Women find that the higher they rise in rank the fewer role models there are and the fewer people with whom they can consult. The mentoring system aims to encourage women to continue setting their sights higher and gain more confidence by discussing work- and career-related issues with experienced mentors. Members of the DIVI@Sony project also attend seminars to recruit female students who are aspiring to become engineers, and strive to provide support for efforts to foster prospective female engineers in recruiting activities.

Ratio of Female Employees in Management Positions*3in the Sony Group (Japan)*3 (%)

	FY07	FY08	FY09	FY10	FY11
Ratio of female employees (%)	24.8	24.8	20.9	19.5	19.9
Ratio of female employees in management positions (%)	3.1	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.9

Ratio of Female Employees in Management Positions in the Sony Group (USA) (%)

	FY07	FY08	FY09	FY10	FY11
Ratio of female employees (%)	37.8	38.2	39.3	32.6	38.7
Ratio of female employees in management positions (%)	31.6	32.2	35.6	33.8	36.1

Ratio of Female Employees in Management Positions in the Sony Group (Latin America) (%)

	FY07	FY08	FY09	FY10	FY11
Ratio of female employees (%)	-	-	40.6	41.4	35.3
Ratio of female employees in management positions (%)	-	-	25.6	20.8	20.5

Ratio of Female Employees in Management Positions in the Sony Group (China) (%)

	FY07	FY08	FY09	FY10	FY11
Ratio of female employees (%)	-	78.8	68.2	64.8	63.9
Ratio of female employees in management positions (%)	-	36.5	33.5	25.2	29.1

Ratio of Female Employees in Management Positions in the Sony Group (Asia Pacific) (%)

	FY07	FY08	FY09	FY10	FY11
Ratio of female employees (%)	-	51.8	52.9	49.2	48.2
Ratio of female employees in management positions (%)	-	26.6	22.6	18.7	20.5

Ratio of Female Employees in Management Positions in the Sony Group (Europe) (%)

	FY07	FY08	FY09	FY10	FY11
Ratio of female employees (%)	40.3	42.3	40.5	34.6	38.0
Ratio of female employees in management positions (%)	17.2	18.0	17.9	20.5	16.8