Article Source: InterPress Service

TAIPEI, May 3, 2011 (IPS) - Taiwan may become the first country in East Asia with a female head of state if opposition Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen wins the island country’s fifth presidential election next Jan. 14.

"Gender equality in Taiwan is fairly close to standards in Western countries, but it would undoubtedly be a breakthrough for a woman to be elected president here based on her own qualifications and efforts," National Taiwan University professor of atmospheric science and environmentalist Hsu Kuang- jung tells IPS.

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