Gender Equality Must Become A

My Top Priority For 2012 Will Be To Make A Renewed Push For Women's Economic Empowerment And Political Participation.

The United Nations Should Become A Proactive Agent In The Dissemination Of Democratic Principles.

One Of The Factors A Country's Economy Depends On Is Human Capital. If You Don't Provide Women With Adequate Access To Healthcare, Education And Employment, You Lose At Least Half Of Your Potential. So, Gender Equality And Women's Empowerment Bring Huge Economic Benefits.

Having Experienced Personally And Through My Family The Tragedy Of Chile Is Something Always Present In My Memory. I Do Not Want Events Of That Nature Ever To Happen Again, And I Have Dedicated An Important Part Of My Life To Ensuring That And To The Reunion Of All Chileans.

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.