Chile has changed. The people have become more mature and they are more conscious of their rights. They want to participate and have a say about things such as if and where a power plant can be built.

The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies.

As more and more women, men and young people raise their voices and become active in local government, and more local leaders take action for the safety of women and girls, change happens.

We have had scarce investment in women... One of my tasks is that everyone spends much more on women.

As the old joke goes, I have all the sins together. I am a woman, a Socialist, separated and agnostic.

In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.

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.