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Kim Jong-un has been bringing women into the spotlight in a way his father and grandfather never did
By Debra Killalea
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Kim Jong-un s sister Kim Yo-jong (left) and his wife Ri Sol-ju have far more public roles within the North Korean regime than the women who came before them.
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He has nuclear weapons, a massive army and seemingly the adoration of his people. And much like his father and grandfather before him, Kim Jong-un likes to show the world his country is a force to be reckoned with.
But in a fresh change of tack, the youngest Kim is happy for the women closest to him to help deliver that message.
In a deeply patriarchal society where women have long been relegated to the role of breeders, the rise of Kim Jong-un's younger sister and wife might signal something is changing inside the secretive state.