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Female presidents don't always help women while in office, study in Latin America finds

  • Written by Merike Blofield, Associate Professor, University of Miami

When Michelle Bachelet steps down as Chile’s president on March 11, she will bring to a close not just her own administration but also an era of female leadership in Latin America.

Between 2006 and 2018, four women served as presidents in the region. On the political left, Bachelet and Argentina’s Cristina Fernández both...

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