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 # How the First Female Executive of Aflac Japan Was Promoted

 

##### By Brian Vitagliano

 

 

 Jul 5, 2024 9:00 AM ET

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[Originally published on Yahoo! Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/first-female-executive-aflac-japan-100058128.html?guccounter=1)

Dan Amos, the long time CEO of healthcare insurance company Aflac (AFL) prides himself on equality and diversity in the workplace. In Japan, where Aflac conducts close to 70% of its business, Amos was confused as to why women were not being promoted to executive leadership positions.

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