SJS 8- Making gender rights visible: an interview with Michelle Bachelet

Source: "Making gender rights visible: an interview with Michelle Bachelet." Journal of International Affairs, vol. 66, no. 2, 2013, p. 145+. Global Issues in Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=hell32414&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA330143513&it=r&asid=6c2515cf0783e7a56d40940be5ee80ea. Accessed 13 Jan. 2017.

Author Credentials: The Journal of International Affairs publishes papers on international affairs written by academicians. Although this paper does not have a specific author, because it was an interview, it was interviewed by someone on their team. They focus on current and contemporary issues across the world. 

Summary: This Academic Journal includes an interview with Chile's first female president, Michelle Bachelet. During the interview, she talks about the forms of inequality that are noticeable in Chile. Bachelet states that she sees inequality in forms such as income inequality. According to Bachelet, there is still 167 million people who live under the poverty line in Latin America. She claims that this blinding number distracts many from the other forms of inequality, such as gender inequality. Bachelet says that gender inequality is visible in discussion, and that it of the first major obstacle she wishes to tackle throughout her presidency. Bachelet states that, "Women currently face substantial barriers to full and equal participation in society and the economy". She says that women still face discrimination because of their gender. The inequality limits women from the many benefits of economic growth and the social benefits. Women continue to struggle to get full time employment and ones that have access to social protection. Also, income inequalities are dying down, but mostly only for skilled, working men. So it continues to be a struggle for women and other indigenous people. She also talked about the violence women and children face. Bachelet says that violence against women is decreasing among all Latin American countries because of influence from the United Nations or the Commission on the Status of Women. There have been feminist movements to make the public understand some of the hardships many women across Latin America and the world face because of gender inequality. All in all, as well as Michelle Bachelet, many leaders and citizens of Latin American countries 

Analysis: this Academic Journal provides statistics and facts about an interview that was done with the President of Chile. Since it was in the form of an interview, it was easy to understand what the answer was to each question and it provided accurate solutions to problems that have been going on throughout Latin America