Japan Knowledge Space Wins [Grand Prize] in SME Category at 'Women’s Empowerment Award 2026'!
Japan Knowledge Space won the Grand Prize in the SME category at the 'Women’s Empowerment Award 2026'. Their advanced management model, which includes leadership-driven femtech implementation, comprehensive medical support like low-dose pills and sleep care, and extreme transparency regarding working hours, was highly evaluated.
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Japan Knowledge Space Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tatsukuni Matsuoka; hereinafter 'the Company') announces that it has won the [Grand Prize] in the SME category at the 'Women’s Empowerment Award 2026' (organized by the Council for Technology Promoting Women's Success), which recognizes companies that have made outstanding contributions to promoting women's empowerment.
Under the philosophy that 'the health of workers is the very future created by management,' the Company has been promoting the creation of an environment where IT engineers can continue to work comfortably, both physically and mentally. For this award, their aggressive health investments surpassing conventional corporate limits—such as femtech integration and sleep support addressing the IT industry's challenges of long working hours and health issues—were highly evaluated as an 'advanced management model'.
■ What is the 'Women’s Empowerment Award 2026'?
This award is organized by the 'Council for Technology Promoting Women's Success,' led by mederi Inc., and uses the UN's 'Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs)' as the foundation for its judging criteria. It comprehensively evaluates quantitative results, transparency, and potential societal impact in creating environments where women can thrive and receive career support, recognizing companies, organizations, and individuals with outstanding initiatives.
■ Japan Knowledge Space's Key Initiatives and Reasons for the Award
1. Ultra-fast Implementation of 'Femtech' via Top Leadership
Representative Matsuoka personally obtained the 'Health Management Expert Advisor' certification, demonstrating strong leadership. A characteristic of the Company is its speed of execution—from considering the introduction of online pill consultations to deciding on a fully company-funded system, implemented immediately following an internal survey. Furthermore, by publicly declaring support for women's specific health issues, top management cultivates a 'psychological safety' where employees feel comfortable utilizing these systems.
2. Medical-grade Health Support: Low-Dose Pills, Sleep, and Cancer Screenings
The Company fully subsidizes the prescription cost of low-dose pills utilizing an online medical consultation service, with approximately 50% of female employees using it. Notably, this system extends to the 'partners of male employees'. In addition, they deploy multi-faceted, scientifically-backed well-being measures, including the provision of custom-made pillows, subsidies for sleep apnea clinics, and fully subsidized breast and cervical cancer screenings with no age limits.
3. Investment in Equal Opportunities and Career Development
Unlimited access is granted to learning platforms such as Udemy Business and O'Reilly Online Learning. They have built a system where employees can autonomously continue to refine their skills regardless of life stage changes.
4. Thorough Transparency and Social Contribution
Since 2019, the Company has continuously published not only the 'average' but also the 'median' monthly overtime hours on its corporate website. Furthermore, they have built unique mechanisms integrating solutions to social issues with the promotion of employee health, such as a cumulative donation of 1 million yen to 'children's cafeterias' through corporate hometown tax donations, and a 'vegetable intake subsidy system' that provides non-standard vegetables to employees.
■ Comment from Representative Director Tatsukuni Matsuoka
"We are incredibly honored to receive such a prestigious award. In the IT industry, opaque working environments..."
Under the philosophy that 'the health of workers is the very future created by management,' the Company has been promoting the creation of an environment where IT engineers can continue to work comfortably, both physically and mentally. For this award, their aggressive health investments surpassing conventional corporate limits—such as femtech integration and sleep support addressing the IT industry's challenges of long working hours and health issues—were highly evaluated as an 'advanced management model'.
■ What is the 'Women’s Empowerment Award 2026'?
This award is organized by the 'Council for Technology Promoting Women's Success,' led by mederi Inc., and uses the UN's 'Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs)' as the foundation for its judging criteria. It comprehensively evaluates quantitative results, transparency, and potential societal impact in creating environments where women can thrive and receive career support, recognizing companies, organizations, and individuals with outstanding initiatives.
■ Japan Knowledge Space's Key Initiatives and Reasons for the Award
1. Ultra-fast Implementation of 'Femtech' via Top Leadership
Representative Matsuoka personally obtained the 'Health Management Expert Advisor' certification, demonstrating strong leadership. A characteristic of the Company is its speed of execution—from considering the introduction of online pill consultations to deciding on a fully company-funded system, implemented immediately following an internal survey. Furthermore, by publicly declaring support for women's specific health issues, top management cultivates a 'psychological safety' where employees feel comfortable utilizing these systems.
2. Medical-grade Health Support: Low-Dose Pills, Sleep, and Cancer Screenings
The Company fully subsidizes the prescription cost of low-dose pills utilizing an online medical consultation service, with approximately 50% of female employees using it. Notably, this system extends to the 'partners of male employees'. In addition, they deploy multi-faceted, scientifically-backed well-being measures, including the provision of custom-made pillows, subsidies for sleep apnea clinics, and fully subsidized breast and cervical cancer screenings with no age limits.
3. Investment in Equal Opportunities and Career Development
Unlimited access is granted to learning platforms such as Udemy Business and O'Reilly Online Learning. They have built a system where employees can autonomously continue to refine their skills regardless of life stage changes.
4. Thorough Transparency and Social Contribution
Since 2019, the Company has continuously published not only the 'average' but also the 'median' monthly overtime hours on its corporate website. Furthermore, they have built unique mechanisms integrating solutions to social issues with the promotion of employee health, such as a cumulative donation of 1 million yen to 'children's cafeterias' through corporate hometown tax donations, and a 'vegetable intake subsidy system' that provides non-standard vegetables to employees.
■ Comment from Representative Director Tatsukuni Matsuoka
"We are incredibly honored to receive such a prestigious award. In the IT industry, opaque working environments..."