When the rest of the world elected women leaders

Former political prisoner is Chile’s new president (January 2006)

By Patrick J. McDonnell

Los Angeles Times cov­er­age of Michelle Bachelet’s elec­tion as pres­id­ent of Chile.

“‘We have shown a coun­try can be pros­per­ous without los­ing its soul.’ Her re­marks high­lighted the changes that have over­taken this na­tion of 16 mil­lion people, con­sidered among the most so­cially and eco­nom­ic­ally con­ser­vat­ive coun­tries in Lat­in Amer­ica.”

Sources: Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2006.