We need to reform the constitution in Chile. The current one was written and passed in 1980 during the dictatorship. Some changes were made after the return of democracy, but its origins remain illegitimate. Instead of continuing to make fixes here and there, we need to undertake fundamental changes to our constitution to make it reflect the reality of our democratic society.

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.

Having been a head of state gives you the possibility of getting into places others can't go.

Having more women in company boards, in senior management, supervisory positions and workers in the formal sector is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do. It's good for the bottom line.

In some places women have all the rights they deserve and in others there are big restrictions - in some countries they even mutilate women.

We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments.

In artillery exercises, women always win because they're more accurate.