Educational 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.

There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader can claim: this is not happening in my backyard.

When I'm speaking of love, when I'm speaking of reversing hate, I'm speaking not only of reconciliation - even I don't use that word - I use another word in Spanish, that's called 'reencuentro' - it's not reconciliation.

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

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

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

Women say that my election represents a cultural break with the past - a past of sexism, of misogyny.