CNA Correspondent: My Father’s Daughter - What It Took For Asia's Many Women Leaders To Rise To The Top

Asia is no stranger to female leaders. From India's Indira Gandhi to Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra, they ran countries across the spread of the continent over the span of recent history. Yet they have all come to power as descendants of influential families. Why have most Asian women only risen to power as their father's daughters?

Sanae Takaichi is one frontrunner in this weekend's LDP leadership race in Japan. She has polled well as a contender, which puts her in position to potentially take office as prime minister in what would make her Japan's first female premier. Asia has seen its share of women taking top office. From family legacies to successors, CNA's Saksith Saiyasombut and Afifah Ariffin delve into how female leaders in Asia rise to power.