What's Holding Asian Women Back?

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Channel: Asia Society · 2014 · News & Politics

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NEW YORK, March 12, 2014 — Lakshmi Puri, Deborah Gillis, Kaoriko Kuge, and Nobuko Sasae itemize some of the factors impeding women's professional rise in Asian countries, such as poverty, lack of education, and ingrained cultural traditions.

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