Japan opposition figure’s rise could pave way for female leaders
Yet if, as widely predicted, Renho Murata, a member of the upper house of parliament, prevails in a leadership contest Thursday and becomes the first woman to lead the opposition Democratic Party, she will be the third woman to assume a high-profile political post in Japan in less than two months. A victory by Murata, 48, a former model and television news announcer who has served in parliament for more than a decade, would hardly usher in an era of female dominance. [...] with three women in positions... Читать дальше...