When women earn the money for the family, everyone in the family benefits. We also know that when women have an income, everyone wins because women dedicate 90% of the income to health, education, to food security, to the children, to the family, or to the community, so when women have an income, everybody wins.
Michelle BacheletViolence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.
Michelle BacheletEducational equality doesn't guarantee equality on the labor market. Even the most developed countries are not gender-equal. There are still glass ceilings and 'leaky pipelines' that prevent women from getting ahead in the workplace.
Michelle BacheletIn some places women have all the rights they deserve and in others there are big restrictions - in some countries they even mutilate women.
Michelle Bachelet