Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during an official ceremony as he is hosted by Chile's President Michelle Bachelet (not pictured) at the government palace in Santiago city, July 31, 2014. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to boost the number of female ministers when he reshuffles his cabinet next week in a show of commitment to promoting women, but the appointees may struggle to convince sceptics they are more than tokens.
Abe has made a push to get more women into the workforce to fill gaps due to an ageing, shrinking population a linchpin of his "Abenomics" growth plan. His growth strategy, unveiled in June, set a target of raising the proportion of women corporate managers to 30 percent by 2020 from 7.5 percent last year.
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