Women Take Power In
Costa Rica
In addition to the first woman president in
the history of Costa Rica,
the Legislature will have the greatest
number of female representatives in its
history.
According to the latest information provided
by the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE),
23 of the 57 "curules" will be occupied by
women.
In 1996 it was established that 40% of the
public posts be held by women, however the
closest the Legislature got was 38% four
years ago.
Laura Chinchilla, on May 8, will be the
fifth woman president in Latin America
following in the footsteps of former
President Isabel Perón and current President
Cristina Fernández of Argentina, Violeta
Chamorro in Nicaragua, Mireya Moscoso in
Panama and president Michelle Bachelet of
Chile.
Although Laura had a real chance of winning
the 2010 elections, she never exploited the
fact that she could become the first woman
president in the country's history, sixty
one years after women in Costa Rica were
given, for the first time, the right to
vote.
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