Republic of Korea presidential candidate Park Geun-hye heads into Wednesday's election under the weight of history. Not only is she the daughter of a former leader who ruled for 18 years, but she's trying to win power in a country still dominated by men.

No Korean woman is believed to have ruled since Queen Jinseong more than a millennium ago.

As president, Park would have to face the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and growing worries about jobs, a rapidly aging population, a plummeting birthrate and the role of big business.