Japanese publishing giant Capcom is hoping that 15 per cent of its management staff will be women. 

The company made this commitment in the Q&A segment of its 45th ordinary general meeting of shareholders when asked about what it was doing to increase the ratio of female managers at the firm. 

At the moment, 21.1 per cent of Capcom employees – and 13.6 per cent of its "core talent" – are women. There is no timeline or deadline on when the firm wants to hit that 15 per cent target. 

This question followed the company putting forward a female candidate to be an external director in the publisher. Capcom also says that it is open to hiring non-Japanese people to director positions, too. 

"Regarding diversity of our board of directors, we select director candidates who are able to oversee management of the company and offer appropriate advice, while considering the skills and characteristics required in accordance with our management strategy, and the balance of each individual’s career history, insight, and experience. Also note that, while our internal directors are currently all male, in addition to women, going forward we will also consider non-Japanese directors," Capcom wrote. 

"Regarding female managers, currently 21.2 per cent of employees are female and 13.6 per cent of our core talent is female. We are aiming to bring the percentage of female managers up to 15 per cent. Looking ahead, we believe we will be able to see more female directors by broadening our scope and increasing the ratio of female managers."