Abstract
The sections that follow will deal with:
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Mother Leadership
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The Glass Ceiling
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The Way Forward
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Some Examples in the Various Asian Countries
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Low, K.C.P. (2018). Women and Mother Leadership. In: Leading Successfully in Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71347-2_12
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