My top priority for 2012 will be to make a renewed push for women's economic empowerment and political participation.
Michelle BacheletBecause I'm a doctor, I know when you have an injury it will heal if it's clean enough to heal; if your injury is dirty, it won't heal. And so when you are talking in societies, we are also talking in healing processes, and for a good healing process, you need to make things right.
Michelle BacheletWe have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments.
Michelle BacheletAll boys and girls should have the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, no matter what part of the country they live in and irrespective of whether their parents are rich or poor. It is the state's duty to make sufficient money available for the establishment of good public schools. A well-educated youth is crucial so that Chile can continue to grow economically.
Michelle Bachelet