Less than half, or 48.6% of women in Japan are interested in receiving promotions at work, reports Nippon citing survey data from Adecco Group Japan. The survey of 1,065 women in managerial positions by Adecco Group Japan found that the most common reason for not wanting to be promoted was additional stress at 56.5%, followed by satisfaction with current position at 41.5%, then feeling unsuited at 40.0%. Meanwhile, the survey also found that 11.9% of those surveyed had actually asked to be promoted. When those who said they did want to be promoted were asked why, 47.9% said they wanted to earn more, 36.5% said they wanted to make it easier for women at their workplace to realise their potential, and 31.9% said they wanted more authority. When asked what needed to be done to increase the number of women in management, the most common response at 43.8% was “help women balance work with caring for children/elderly relatives,” followed by “change managerial duties and ways of working” at 35.1%, and then “boost understanding of female managers’ circumstances” at 34.6%.