Publication: WE!
Publication Date: 01-DEC-05
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In Africa and in South America, two women leaders are making history and inspiring women all over the world.
Last January 15, Michele Bachelet emerged as the winner in Chile's presidential polls. She became the country's first female president and the third woman elected as president in Latin America. She is set to take office on March 11.
Meanwhile, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was inaugurated as president of Liberia on January 16. Johnson-Sirleaf has the distinction of being Liberia's first female president and the first elected woman head of state in the African continent.
Socialist Bachelet won against rival conservative billionaire business tycoon Sebastian Pinera, with 53.5% of the votes, coming ahead in all but one of Chile's 13 regions. On the other hand, Johnson-Sirleaf won 59.4% of the votes in Liberia's November elections. She unexpectedly won over ex-international football star George Weah.
Unlikely winners
In many ways, Bachelet and Johnson-Sirleaf are blazing new trails for African and Latin American women.
At first glance, Socialist Michelle Bachelet--a woman, a single parent, and an agnostic who has never held any elective position before--seems to be a surprising choice for male-dominated and deeply religious Chile.
And yet, the vibrant 54-year old physician who served as health minister and then &fence minister in the outgoing government, topped every major opinion poll from the start. Political analysts say that Bachelet's popularity can partly be explained by her "warmth and longstanding concern for...
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