Michelle Bachelet has ‘feminized’ the presidency, bringing a female style to leadership, marked by dialogue and cooperation,” says Maria de los Angeles Fernandez-Ramil, the head of Foundation Chile 21, a think tank in Santiago, Chile’s capital. “Women now feel that no one can say they are incapable; they feel that Michelle Bachelet gave relevance to the demands of women, and they feel proud to have had a woman president.

Costa Rica election win for Chinchilla shows women’s rise in Latin America | CS Monitor

Interesting to note that the newly elected Costa Rican president opposes abortion.