Kim’s second child Ju Ae's slew of high-profile appearances have sparked fervent speculation she has been anointed his heir. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - It was not the nuclear missiles, ranks of goose-stepping soldiers or medal-bedecked generals that captivated most attention at North Korea’s recent military parade: it was a 10-year-old girl.
It “signals that she has been designated as the de facto successor even though she doesn’t hold the official ‘successor’ status yet”, he said. When it comes to women assuming political leadership roles, North Korea’s glass ceiling has been bulletproof, says Prof Bronwen Dalton, head of the department of management at the University of Technology Sydney’s business school.
North Korea’s current leadership, although predominantly male, does have some high-profile women, including foreign minister Choe Son-hui and Kim’s younger sister Kim Yo Jong as a regime spokeswoman. “No one would welcome the idea if Kim Jong Un disappeared right away and Ju Ae had to succeed him,” he said.
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