When the rest of the world elected women leaders

Brazil elects first female president by wide margin (November 2010)

By Marcelo Soares and Chris Kraul

Los Angeles Times cov­er­age of Dilma Rousseff’s elec­tion as pres­id­ent of Brazil.

“What made the dif­fer­ence was the strong back­ing of out­go­ing Pres­id­ent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, enorm­ously pop­u­lar for his lead­er­ship over eight years of eco­nom­ic growth, so­cial gains and Brazil’s emer­gence as a play­er on the glob­al stage.”

Sources: Los Angeles Times, November 1, 2010.