Michelle Bachelet
Executive Director, UN Women
Michelle Bachelet is the first Executive Director of UN Women and former President of Chile from 2006 to 2010. She has advocated for gender equality and women’s empowerment throughout her career. Under her leadership, UN Women will lead, support and coordinate the work on gender equality and the empowerment of women around the world. Click here to find out more about Michelle Bachelet.
Time to make equality a reality for the world’s women
Posted 8 March 2011
A hundred years ago today, women across the world took a historic step on the long road to equality. The first ever International Women's Day was called to draw attention to the unacceptable and often dangerous working conditions that so many women faced worldwide. Although the occasion was celebrated in only a handful of countries, [...]
