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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.

Michelle Bachelet

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Michelle Bachelet
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 29
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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.
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Violence ravaged my life. I was a victim of hatred, and I have dedicated my life to reversing that hatred.
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Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.
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By including women in decision-making, city governments will be in a better position to fulfill their responsibility to ensure the safety of their residents, especially women and girls.
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I believe that if you want to fight inequality you have to do it starting at infancy.
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Chile needs to unite behind the goals of reducing poverty and creating more equal opportunities so that everyone can benefit from what the country has to offer.
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Women say that my election represents a cultural break with the past - a past of sexism, of misogyny.
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Having been a head of state gives you the possibility of getting into places others can't go.
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Women's strength, women's industry, women's wisdom are humankind's greatest untapped resource. The challenge then for U.N. Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all.
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I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.
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Having more women in company boards, in senior management, supervisory positions and workers in the formal sector is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do. It's good for the bottom line.
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