It Isn't That Women Are Less Ambitious,but

Chile Has Changed. The People Have Become More Mature And They Are More Conscious Of Their Rights. They Want To Participate And Have A Say About Things Such As If And Where A Power Plant Can Be Built.

Gender Equality Will Only Be Reached If We Are Able To Empower Women.

We Need To Have A Broad Debate So That The New Chilean Constitution Is Representative Of Everyone. I Am Convinced That It Cannot Just Be Developed By An Expert Group. First, People At All Levels Will Be Given An Opportunity To Provide Input. They Should Be Allowed To Express Their Opinions About The Kind Of Society They Would Like To Live In. That's The Kind Of Open Process I Would Like To See. The Issue At Hand Here Is Finding Unity On The Greater Rules. Afterwards, A Text Will Be Developed And Presented To Parliament.

During My Lifetime, I Realized That Discrimination Was Not Accidental, That There Were Structural Roots And Causes To It. So If We Wanted To Change Women's Lives, We Need To Deal With Those Root Causes.

Having More Women In Company Boards, In Senior Management, Supervisory Positions And Workers In The Formal Sector Is Not Only The Right Thing To Do, But The Smart Thing To Do. It's Good For The Bottom Line.