Not so in other countries. In France, Beijing gave women the impetus to push for a constitutional amendment that forces political parties to nominate women for half the slates or risk losing government campaign funding, Hawkesworth said. Men still control the vast majority of power in this country, controlling votes on legislation and holding sway over public policy decisions. In order to do anything, you've got to persuade the men to do it. In the private sector, where the old boys' network is still alive and well, experts believe wholesale cultural change is needed before women can be widely represented in positions of power.
People rely still on old habits and old ways of thinking.
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