Hairline Cracks Appearing in Bank of Japan's Glass Ceiling
- Women are taking senior positions previously held only by men
- Hiring of women for career-track positions is on the rise
Pedestrians walk in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. The Bank of Japan boosted lending programs while sticking with a plan for unprecedented asset purchases, as the central bank tries to support a recovery and stamp out 15 years of deflation.
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Some long-closed doors are opening for women at the Bank of Japan as it seeks to hire and promote more of them in career-track positions.
In a little more than a year, at least five women have taken over as chiefs of major branches or divisions of the central bank, positions that had never been held by a woman.