On the glass ceiling and women in power – could you share your own experiences for Japanese women, not least because you know their situation as well? I discussed this topic a lot with Prime Minister Abe and his wife. He was determined to make a change for Japan at the time, and he had this programme called “One Million Women”. He got one million additional women into the workplace by implementing quite a few policies that were really helpful, like giving more freedom to the municipalities to open childcare centres. So thanks to Prime Minister Abe things changed a lot. And it helped women access positions of professional responsibility. At the ECB you became the first female leader.
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