At central banks in South-east Asia, women call the shots
Women account for at least half of managerial staff in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia
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MANY hailed Zeti Akhtar Aziz's 16-year tenure as governor of Malaysia's central bank as a triumph for gender diversity in South-east Asia. Turns out it wasn't such a rarity.
Women have become uniquely well-represented throughout the region's central banks, the latest available data show. They account for almost two-thirds of managerial staff in the Philippines, and at least half in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. That compares with much lower figures at their developed-world peers.
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