Iron butterflies. Powerful Asian businesswomen

Description

As Asia embraces free enterprise and its attendant changes, women are experiencing the challenges of shifting roles more than any other group. This program profiles three businesswomen who discuss their success in commerce, society, and at home: Joyce Ma, who introduced European designer fashion to Hong Kong; Yoshiko Shinohara, founder of Tempstaff, the second-largest temporary employment agency in Japan; and Asma Abdullah, a human resources specialist in Malaysia who uses her skills to fill the gaps between foreign and local companies.

Runtime

28 min

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Date of Publication

[2005], c2001

Database

Films on Demand

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