How to Involve More Women in Politics: Michelle Bachelet, Epsy Campbell Barr, María Eugenia Vidal

Latin America has made significant progress in growing women’s participation in politics. Women now hold a third of seats in the region’s national legislatures and about half in Mexico, Bolivia, and Costa Rica. With the pandemic threatening to derail progress, we speak with former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet, Vice President of Costa Rica Epsy Campbell Barr, and former Governor of Buenos Aires Province María Eugenia Vidal about how to attract new leadership in years to come.

Speakers:

• Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights @mbachelet
• Epsy Campbell Barr, Vice President of Costa Rica @epsycampbell
• María Eugenia Vidal, former governor of Buenos Aires province @mariuvidal
• Brian Winter, Vice President of Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas; Editor-in-Chief, Americas Quarterly @BrazilBrian (moderator)

Note: This event will be presented in Spanish.

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