Interview with management "Central Systems Co., Ltd."

Central Systems started in 1983 with specializing in the design and development of core business systems. Currently, the company offers a wide range of services, from the development of business systems and embedded software, to infrastructure construction, system operation and maintenance, and medical cloud services. The number of employees is 140. Of these, 28 are women. This time, Mr. Toshiro Onishi, a representative who respects the independence and independence of each employee, talked about women's way of working, with a view of management.

Until a long time ago, it was really rare for women to work in the system industry. In particular, I'm in charge of development. When I first established my current company, I did not hire women. It was only in the 2000s that it began to be actively adopted. Due to the problem of declining birthrate and aging population, there was a fact that Japan's labor force is declining. So I came to pay attention to women. However, when we actually adopt it, I feel that women's power will become a major force for companies in the systems industry. First of all, I have a broad perspective. Now, I'm good at priorities what to do and prioritize things. In addition, since they move from the customer's point of view, they have high communication skills. If these characteristics can be utilized in sales, management, and management, I believe that the opportunities for women to play an active role in the systems industry will expand. In fact, female employees who have gained experience as technicians are also active in sales and consulting services, such as drawing out and analyzing the needs of clients.

Currently, four of the 28 female employees, four have children under elementary school age. Among them, one employee is on childcare leave, one employee shifts, and one working from home. We provide support for employees who are raising children and giving consideration to places of work for employees who have returned from childcare leave. What we value in establishing the system is to create an environment in which all employees can work with peace of mind, not just women who are raising children. Our goal is to promote diversity. What is important at that time is not to stick to institutionalization. Because the circumstances of each individual are different. What we are talking with female employees now is to create rules that can be determined on a case-by-case basis. For example, even if you work shorter hours, you don't have to leave the office at 4 o'clock. At the root of rules creation, there is a need for a viewpoint of how easy the parties involved. The good thing about small and medium-sized enterprises is that in such a case, rules can be created while looking at each person. In addition to building systems and systems, we want to spread the necessity of promoting women's advancement and diversity among all employees, so that we can take root in our corporate culture.

In the future, we believe that many women will play an important part of the company's survival. Therefore, hiring women is a huge factor for our company. In that sense, it is fundamental to establish a support system, such as childcare leave and shorter working hours. However, even if you want to actively hire women, you can't tell us about this support system. Therefore, I gave an in-house explanatory materials for employees who use the system at a joint university briefing. In that case, five of the ten people hired were women, the largest number of women since the company was established. We also created a Diversity Study Group and held meetings several times a year on working styles. Of course, it is also held for male employees. Now, with a variety of employees, we need to find a way of working that suits each individual. Some women are conscious of their careers and draw their future visions. On the other hand, there are people who don't like it's because their responsibilities become more important. We can provide that option according to the individual. I think that's the appeal of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Of course, national and local governments become important, I think it is important not only to expect them, but also to think about what they can do as a company and take action. To that end, we should be aware of each employee as a different personality with different personalities, rather than grasping employees as their numbers. As I say many times, regardless of gender, individual adequacy and abilities are different. On top of that, you can make use of people. I don't think there will be any necessary systems or support unless we build a relationship of trust between companies and employees. In addition, when considering the long-term employment of women, men's cooperation is essential. In life events such as child care and nursing care, women still have a large proportion of women. Only men can reduce it. In the future, we would like women to take over the role of directors. Although the number of excellent employees is increasing, I think it is important to provide a place where women can play an active role in their own initiative.

After graduating from university, I started working as a programmer at a software development company. At that time, it was still rare for women to work in the system industry. When I got married, I left the company from the implicit company pressure, "Do you want to quit?" But after all, it's boring if you don't have a connection with society. A few years later, I started working again as a clerk. This time, simply working alone is not worthwhile. I met Central Systems when I wanted to work on system development, I met Central Systems. I was worried about the blank as an engineer, but the fact that the president saw the humanity was the decisive factor for joining the company. System development work involves mountains and valleys. Sometimes it's hard both physically and mentally, but I'm really happy when customers say "thank you" or "helped" after release. Also, this company is easy to work because you can feel that you are looking closely at each and every one of them. He also responded in detail while looking at the actual situation of working after childcare leave, and I think it was good to choose my current company to raise children.

Central Systems Co., Ltd.
6-68-1 Sumiyoshicho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-Kannaichisho Building 4F
http://www.cscweb.co.jp/ (external site)
Industry: Software
Number of employees: 142 people
Women's Support System: Maternity leave system/work shorter working hours