“CHILE, which has South America’s most successful economy,

“CHILE, which has South America’s most successful economy, elected its first female president this year. But the lot of Chilean women is by many measures worse than that of their sisters elsewhere in the region. A smaller proportion of them work and fewer achieve political power. According to a recent report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an association of parliaments, 15% of representatives in the lower house of Chile’s Congress are women, less than half the proportion in Costa Rica and Argentina and below the level in eight other countries in the region, including Venezuela and Bolivia. Chilean women hope that Michelle Bachelet’s presidency will improve their position but there are worries that she will do more harm than good.”

The Economist August 12th 2006

(FUVEST 2007 1ª FASE) According to the text, Chilean women

lag behind women in other South American countries in terms of political power.

have better work perspectives than other South American women.

work hard but don’t get good salaries despite Chile’s economic development.

face many obstacles when they have to move to different regions.

are taking different measures to overcome their political problems.

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