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title: "1 Local Leaders Quotes By Michelle Bachelet"
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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/as-more-and-more-women-men-and-young-people-raise-their-voices-and/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/michelle-bachelet-9702_action_as-more-and-more-women-men-and-young-peo_2951573.jpg)

## More by Michelle Bachelet

> [I made an effort to ensure social safeguards. But our economy has to grow - and Chile, with a population of 17 million, cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/i-made-an-effort-to-ensure-social-safeguards-but-our-economy-has-to/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/the-possibility-of-my-presidential-candidacy-emerged-spontaneously-in/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [You have to be doing things that matter - responsibility, but also responsibility with epic and beautiful and noble tasks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/you-have-to-be-doing-things-that-matter-responsibility-but-also/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [I was not born in a home where there were stereotypes. So that was very useful because it gave me the sense of possibilities,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/i-was-not-born-in-a-home-where-there-were-stereotypes-so-that-was/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [It was said that Chile was not ready to vote for a woman, it was traditionally a sexist country. In the end, the reverse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/it-was-said-that-chile-was-not-ready-to-vote-for-a-woman-it-was/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/given-political-history-in-chile-it-seemed-to-me-that-there-was-a/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [My father respected and admired my mother and was a person who was always standing by my side, encouraging me to do more and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/my-father-respected-and-admired-my-mother-and-was-a-person-who-was/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/one-of-the-factors-a-country-s-economy-depends-on-is-human-capital-if/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [We have had scarce investment in women... One of my tasks is that everyone spends much more on women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/we-have-had-scarce-investment-in-women-one-of-my-tasks-is-that/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [Having been a head of state gives you the possibility of getting into places others can't go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/having-been-a-head-of-state-gives-you-the-possibility-of-getting-into/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/the-2010-global-gender-gap-report-by-the-world-economic-forum-shows/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/there-s-full-consensus-in-the-military-that-women-shouldn-t-be-in/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [Because I'm a doctor, I know when you have an injury it will heal if it's clean enough to heal; if your injury is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/because-i-m-a-doctor-i-know-when-you-have-an-injury-it-will-heal-if/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [The priority for my government is that there will be development for everyone, equally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/the-priority-for-my-government-is-that-there-will-be-development-for/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

> [In artillery exercises, women always win because they're more accurate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-bachelet/in-artillery-exercises-women-always-win-because-they-re-more-accurate/)

[Michelle Bachelet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-bachelet/)

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