I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature. – Michelle Bachelet
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
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
Womens strength, womens industry, womens wisdom are humankinds 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