Brazil's first woman president now has ten women in her cabinet, two short of her 30 per cent target. By appointing women to two key ministries this month, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has nearly met her goal of having a cabinet comprising at least 30 per cent women, with women in predominant roles at the Planalto Palace, the seat of government.Rose Marie Muraro, a writer and pioneer of Brazil's feminist movement in the 1970s who, like Rousseff herself, inspired many of the women in politics today, is enthusiastic. "The hard core of power is in the hands of women, and that is very important", said Muraro, who was declared by law a 'National Patron of Feminism' by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2003-2010).
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Brazil's first woman president now has ten women in her cabinet, two short of her 30 per cent target. By appointing women to two key ministries this month, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has nearly met her goal of having a cabinet comprising at least 30 per cent women, with women in predominant roles at the Planalto Palace, the seat of government.Rose Marie Muraro, a writer and pioneer of Brazil's feminist movement in the 1970s who, like Rousseff herself, inspired many of the women in politics today, is enthusiastic. "The hard core of power is in the hands of women, and that is very important", said Muraro, who was declared by law a 'National Patron of Feminism' by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2003-2010).
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