TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s appointment of a record number of women to his cabinet highlights efforts to power the economy by boosting the female workforce -- but he faces myriad challenges turning that vision into reality.

According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), women are not largely represented at the top echelons of private and public entities in Asia.

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