The State Of Women's Leadership In Latin America

The removal of Dina Boluarte from office in Peru has brought attention to the current state of women's leadership in Latin America. With her ouster, only three women leaders remain in the region: Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, Xiomara Castro of Honduras, and Rosario Murillo, who serves as co-president of Nicaragua alongside her husband Daniel Ortega. According to a report, this development provides an opportunity to examine the historical record of female leaders in the Americas and the challenges they face (www. latintimes. com → state-womens-leadership-latin-america-after-removal-perus-dina-boluarte-591240). Rosalía Arteaga, who served as vice president and acting president of Ecuador in February 1997, shared her experience of being ousted from power.

She stated, "It was very hard to imagine that a woman could lead a country." Arteaga's tenure as president was short-___d, and she attributed her removal to her gender, stating, "They cannot say that I had problems with corruption, like President [Abdalá Bucaram] was accused of. The only reason [why they sacked me] is because I am a woman, and they could not allow a woman to be the head of government" (https ← →