My message to women is: Women: We can do it. We are capable of doing almost anything, but we must learn we cannot do it all at once, we need to prioritize.

It was said that Chile was not ready to vote for a woman, it was traditionally a sexist country. In the end, the reverse happened: the fact of being a woman became a symbol of the process of cultural change the country was undergoing.

You all want to know what is my dream? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover.

My top priority for 2012 will be to make a renewed push for women's economic empowerment and political participation.

The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.

The change of the binominal system is without a doubt, a great advancement, it will allow us to be better represented and have better ideas.

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.