Roseanne Barr said, “The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” So, are Asia’s women taking power or are they waiting for someone to hand it to them on a platter? Is Asia ready for women leaders in the corporate and public sectors? Why are there so few women in senior management or “at the top” of the pyramid when Asia has had more female state leaders than even Europe (albeit usually of the dynastic type)? One would think that the dynastic leadership trend might also lead to more women in the boardrooms and in management. Not so it seems. Is it a lack of education? Is it age old culture and tradition? Are the boys’ networks established and deepened on the golf courses keeping women out? Is it possible that in this day and age, men still think that women “can’t quite cut it”? And why does this continue when there is clear evidence that more women in leadership are good for the bottom line? — blogs.adb.org/blog/