ICYMI:Nov 30 2015, Hillary Clinton Praises Latin America for Electing Women Presidents

This is a few weeks old--but I had completely missed it.



Nov 30 2015, 6:26 pm ET

Hillary Clinton Praises Latin America for Electing Women Presidents

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/hillary-clinton-praises-latin-america-electing-women-presidents-n471641

by Suzanne Gamboa
Image: Hillary Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the Atlantic Council Women's Leadership in Latin America Initiative in Washington, Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP

WASHINGTON, DC -- Hillary Clinton helped launch a Washington, D.C. think tank's new center focused on Latin American women leaders with a suggestion the U.S. take a cue from its southern neighbors on electing women presidents.

"It may be predictable for me to say this, but there's a lot we can learn from Latin America's success at electing women presidents," said Clinton, who if elected could be the first woman to serve as president of the U.S.

Latin America's election of women presidents - from Isabel Peron of Argentina to Dilma Rousseff in Brazil _ in Latin America has drawn much attention, along with the rise of women to other political offices in a region often stamped with a "machismo" culture.

Clinton's remarks were part of an official launch of a Latin American Women's Leadership initiative by The Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. The council is a think tank focused on international affairs.


Clinton said there have been enormous gains in Latin America since a 1988 visit she made to Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, where she spoke about women's leadership.

Since then, the percentage of women legislators in Latin America has nearly doubled, she said. Girls are now equal to or surpassing their male classmates in educational enrollment and voters have elected women presidents Brazil, Panama, Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina and other leaders, she said. ........................