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Michelle Bachelet
Chilean
Politician
Born:
Sep 29
,
1951
Me
Will
Women
Work
World
You
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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.
Michelle Bachelet
Women
Once
We Cannot
Must
Almost
Almost Anything
Message
Learn
Prioritize
Doing
Anything
Cannot
Capable
Need
Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.
Michelle Bachelet
Women
Equality
Will
Gender
Able
Only
Reached
Empower
The current global landscape is quite different from the not-too-distant past. The process of globalization has intensified, and the world is moving towards new forms of governance.
Michelle Bachelet
World
Past
Towards
New
Global
Globalization
New Forms
Governance
Current
Intensified
Quite
Different
Process
Forms
Moving
Landscape
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.
Michelle Bachelet
Life
Family
Nature
Memory
Events
My Life
Important
Ensuring
Something
Having
Through
Part
Important Part
Reunion
Always
Tragedy
Experienced
Want
Chile
Happen
Again
Personally
Dedicated
Ever
Present
You all want to know what is my dream? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover.
Michelle Bachelet
You
Simple
Walk
Holding
Lover
Dream
Beach
Along
Know
Hand
Very
Want
We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.
Michelle Bachelet
Wisdom
Health
Food
Needs
Peace
Women
World
Half
One Half
Security
More
Potential
Economic
Recovery
Simply
Economic Recovery
Longer
Participation
Talent
Issue
Tap
Deny
Than
Afford
Whether
Full
Full Potential
Population
Now
Ever
Needed
In any area of the U.N. we... have to agree on certain language that can represent the same spirit, but that can be accepted by everyone.
Michelle Bachelet
Language
Everyone
Spirit
Area
Accepted
Same
Any
Represent
Certain
Agree
There's full consensus in the military that women shouldn't be in person-to-person combat. I don't know if we have enough experience to know whether this is the right approach. But women can be elsewhere. We have mandatory military service in Chile. I pushed for women in all areas.
Michelle Bachelet
Service
Women
Experience
Mandatory
Military
Enough
Elsewhere
Approach
Area
Pushed
Combat
Know
Chile
Whether
Full
Military Service
Right
Consensus
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.
Michelle Bachelet
Women
Equality
Market
Prevent
Developed
Developed Countries
Glass
Countries
Most
Still
Educational
Labor
Getting
Workplace
Even
Guarantee
We have had scarce investment in women... One of my tasks is that everyone spends much more on women.
Michelle Bachelet
Women
Everyone
Scarce
More
Had
Investment
Tasks
Much
The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves, driven by the people and which the parties picked up favorably.
Michelle Bachelet
Work
People
Important
Affection
Think
Presidential
Possibility
Citizens
Born
Emerged
Driven
Part
Picked
Spontaneously
Parties
Opinion
Opinion Polls
Important Thing
Doing
Up
Candidacy
Polls
Which
Public
Themselves
Noticed
Ground
Public Opinion
Public Opinion Polls
Thing
By The People
Given political history in Chile, it seemed to me that there was a critical task of consolidating a democracy and creating healthy civic-military and political-military relationships.
Michelle Bachelet
Me
Democracy
History
Political
Healthy
Relationships
Consolidating
Critical
Seemed
Given
Political History
Task
Chile
Creating
As a doctor, when I was minister of health and would go somewhere, little girls would come up to me and say, 'I want to be like you one day, I want to be a doctor.' Now, they tell me, 'I want to be president just like you.' All of us can dream as big as we want.
Michelle Bachelet
Health
Day
Me
You
Doctor
Girl
Somewhere
Big
President
Say
One Day
Tell
Minister
Dream
Would
Come
Like
Go
Up
Just
Want
Little
Little Girls
Us
Now
In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.
Michelle Bachelet
Today
Alone
Challenges
World
Defeat
State
Threat
Threats
Menace
Becomes
Interdependent
The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles.
Michelle Bachelet
Become
United Nations
Dissemination
Democratic
Principles
Proactive
Nations
Agent
Should
United
Women say that my election represents a cultural break with the past - a past of sexism, of misogyny.
Michelle Bachelet
Women
Election
Past
Say
Sexism
Cultural
Represents
Break
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.
Michelle Bachelet
Government
Change
Women
People
Safety
Men
Girl
Become
Young
Action
Active
Local
Local Government
More
More And More
Voices
Take
Leaders
Women And Girls
Happens
Young People
Raise
One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits.
Michelle Bachelet
Education
You
Women
Equality
Benefits
Gender
Country
Half
Lose
Adequate
Potential
Economic
Economic Benefits
Factors
Economy
Employment
Empowerment
Access
Healthcare
Least
Provide
Huge
Human
Depends
Capital
Your
Bring
The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies.
Michelle Bachelet
Equality
World
Better
Gender
More
Economic
Countries
Economies
Global
Report
Forum
Gap
Shows
Competitive
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.
Michelle Bachelet
Wisdom
Strength
Women
Challenge
Resource
Benefit
Our
Ways
Diverse
Untapped
Industry
Greatest
How
Effectively
Then
Us
Show
Humankind
As a vibrant force in civil society, women continue to press for their rights, equal participation in decision-making, and the upholding of the principles of the revolution by the highest levels of leadership in Egypt.
Michelle Bachelet
Leadership
Rights
Women
Revolution
Society
Press
Civil
Civil Society
Highest
Highest Levels
Participation
Equal
Force
Principles
Continue
Upholding
Egypt
Vibrant
Decision-Making
Levels
My top priority for 2012 will be to make a renewed push for women's economic empowerment and political participation.
Michelle Bachelet
Women
Political
Will
Top
Economic
Push
Participation
Make
Empowerment
Renewed
Priority
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.
Michelle Bachelet
Good
Women
Management
Smart
Positions
Right Thing
Sector
Having
More
Only
Bottom
Bottom Line
Line
Senior
Formal
The Right Thing
Boards
Workers
Company
Right
Thing
We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments.
Michelle Bachelet
Women
State
Heads
Make
Sure
Issues
Governments
Essential
Agendas
Element
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