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Women’s rise in Latin American politics

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Women’s rise in Latin American politics

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Latin American culture is usually associated with being a chauvinistic society (known as machismo), particularly when it comes to how male individuals have historically been in positions of political power. This situation has changed over the past two decades, as several female politicians have become presidents of their respective nations. Prominent examples include Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff and Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. 

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Latin American culture is usually associated with being a chauvinistic society (known as machismo), particularly when it comes to how male individuals have historically been in positions of political power. This situation has changed over the past two decades, as several female politicians have become presidents of their respective nations. Prominent examples include Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff and Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. 

We invite our yusers to read the complete article published April 25 2013

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