One of the hardest questions I have been asked is 'How will you manage the army if you are having menstrual cramps?' I have also been asked if I will have the courage to face criminals. My answer is that courage is not a matter of gender.

I am a woman, I am a housewife, I am a government official, I've been twice a government secretary, I've been leader of a parliamentary group, I am an economist.

I will be a president in a skirt, but I will wear the pants.

I've always put myself intensely into my work.

There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics.

Today I'm committed to take care of your families like I've taken care of mine. I want to make Mexico the best country to live in.

One of the hardest questions I have been asked is 'How will you manage the army if you are having menstrual cramps?' I have also been asked if I will have the courage to face criminals. My answer is that courage is not a matter of gender.