‘Invisible’ Women to Gain Under UN Agency Push, Bachelet Says

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, head of a new United Nations agency focused on support for women, said lack of respect for their rights is hampering maternal health gains and efforts to curb sexual violence.

“Women are almost invisible in some places,” Bachelet said at the UN in New York. “They are second-class citizens. They are seen as people without rights. It is a shame for humanity.”