Chile Quote 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…

— 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…

— Michelle Bachelet

You have to be doing things that matter - responsibility, but also responsibility with epic and beautiful and noble tasks.

— 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,…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Michelle Bachelet

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

— Michelle Bachelet

Having been a head of state gives you the possibility of getting into places others can't go.

— 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.

— 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…

— Michelle Bachelet