There has been a cultural shift. It is difficult to measure all that right now, but Chilean women … - Michelle Bachelet

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Michelle Bachelet

There has been a cultural shift. It is difficult to measure all that right now, but Chilean women have seen my presidency as a source of pride. Women are performing in jobs in Chile now that 20 or 30 years ago nobody would have dared to imagine.

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For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.

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As more and more women, men and young people raise their voices and become active in local government, and more local leaders take action for the safety of women and girls, change happens.

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