Summary
Tsai Ing-wen was elected as the new president of Taiwan, becoming the first female leader of this country. Ms. Tsai who seems like a modest though decisive leader led the Democratic Progressive Party which has a policy to become independent of China to a landslide win in elections in January. In her inaugural speech, she called on Taiwan and Beijing to set aside the baggage of history and engage in positive dialogue for the benefit of the people on both sides.
Opinion
The fact that there are a few countries which have or had a female leader all over the world. According to a survey, the proportion of women in management positions in Japan is about 12% and the number of it is much lower than the other advanced countries. But in Japan, a new law concerning the promotion of female employees has enforced since April 1st, 2016. I expect this law to create an opportunity to raise public awareness of gender equality. There are the rights and the abilities to manage a company or govern a country not only for men but also for women. I strongly feel that the inauguration of the president in Taiwan inspires us to decrease differences between men and women.