The Most Powerful Latinas in the World
| 09/30/2011 - 16:00 | 0 Comments
NAME: Michelle Bachelet
AGE: 59
ROOTS: Chilean
WHAT MAKES HER POWERFUL: She was trained as a pediatrician and an epidemiologist, as well as a military strategist, and served as her country’s Health Minister and Defense Minister. And all that turned out to be just the beginning. Bachelet became Chile’s first female president in 2006, serving one term, during which she increased social services for the poor while expanding free trade. Never one to rest on her laurels, she now lead’s the UN Women as executive director, responsible for boosting the role of women and their opportunities worldwide, so generations can accomplish as much as she has.
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