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The recently appointed Minister for Women and Gender Equity, Macarena Santelices, responded to criticism about her lack of credentials in gender issues and said that her experience as mayor makes her understand the country’s priorities and needs.
“In order to know gender, to know sorority, which is a word that speaks of the fraternity that must exist among women, you have to be a woman, know what it costs in this country to make a space for yourself; because one often has to fight against this machismo that exists in society, “he said in Interview with CNN Chile.
The journalist added: “I am proud of life to be a mother and, above all, to understand what the great percentage of heads of household suffer from day to day who not only have to fight with injustices, economic rights and rights social, but also with breaking many times the obstacles that the system puts “.
“That is why there is nothing more beautiful than having belonged to the municipal world, which is where the priorities are, the most urgent needs (…) a better school than that could not have,” she added, referring to her past as community leader. Olmué, since 2012.
“Feminist movements are absolutely different, especially those seeking chaos”
Asked if she defines as a feminist, Minister Santelices replied that “to be a feminist you have to fight for women’s rights”.
“Being a feminist does not mean having a political color and a political color that in this country is biased. Being a feminist means fighting for women to have the right to a universal nursery, to break any type of inequality, “she assured.
For the new secretary of state, “women’s rights are a wonderful cause and the marches we have seen have to do with many historical demands that our country has for women. “
“But feminist movements are absolutely different, especially those seeking chaos, destruction and disqualification., which has nothing to do with the marches that we have seen in our country, that massive march that was for women for peace, for just causes, which is what we women need in Chile, “she summarized.
