Breaking through the highest glass ceilingIn America, Hillary Clinton is calling on voters to break the highest and hardest glass ceiling of them all by electing a woman President of the United States. Both were relatively young – young enough, in fact, to serve more than one five-year term on the Politburo Standing Committee. However, moving her up would have resulted in an even number of Standing Committee members – something that has traditionally been avoided. In South Korea, there is another woman President, Park Geun-hye. The previous Politburo Standing Committee, chosen in 2007, had nine members, all men.

Source: Manila Times August 08, 2016 14:37 UTC