Koike is not the only Asian woman without family ties forging a political career that may lead to the top. Indonesia’s Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a former finance minister and currently a managing director of the World Bank, is often mentioned as a leading presidential candidate in her country.
小池百合子并不是第一个没有家族背景却有望跻身最高权力的亚洲女性。曾任印尼财政部长，现为世界银行常务总监的斯莉•穆尔雅妮•英德拉瓦蒂就经常被认为是最受欢迎的总统人选。事实上，印尼国内人士已经专门成立了一个政党以确保她能在2014年参选总统。