"The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards."
-Michelle Bachelet
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"I was not born in a home where there were stereotypes. So that was very useful because it gave me the sense of possibilities, of flying, if I may say, of making my hopes and dreams a reality.“
-Michelle Bachelet
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"Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women."
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"Educational equality doesn't guarantee equality on the labor market. Even the most developed countries are not gender-equal. There are still glass ceilings and 'leaky pipelines' that prevent women from getting ahead in the workplace."
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"One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits."
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"The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies."
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"Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates."
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