People see I am a mother and head of a household. Today in Chile, one-third of households are run by women. They wake up, take the children to school, go to work. To them I am hope.

I am a woman with a calling for social struggle and public service.

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.

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

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.

Violence ravaged my life. I was a victim of hatred, and I have dedicated my life to reversing that hatred.

The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles.