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AQ Top 5 Champions of Gender Equality: Epsy Campbell Barr

By Brendan O’Boyle

The Costa Rican politician breaking barriers for women of African descent.

This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on closing the gender gap | Leer en español | Click here to see the rest of our Top 5 In 2018, Costa Rica’s Epsy Campbell Barr became the first Black woman in the Americas to be elected vice president — despite the fact that Afro-descendant women comprise up to 17% of the region’s population Her historic election alongside President Carlos Alvarado followed three unsuccessful presidential bids, one right after Costa Rica’s first female president, Laura Chinchilla, left office with an approval rating under 20% When asked if...

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