September 8, 2008...7:43 am

Japan PM contender sees “iron” barrier for women

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Isabel Reynolds with Naoto Okamura and Linda Sieg – Reuters News – Monday 8 Sept, 2008

TOKYO (Reuters) – Women may face a glass ceiling in their quest to get to the top in the United States but in Japan, an iron plate bars the way.

That was the assessment on Sunday by former Japanese defence minister Yuriko Koike as she prepared to formally launch her bid to become the nation’s first female prime minister. . .

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