Dilma Rousseff: The President Of Brazil

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Another strong , intelligent, brave female leader. Dilma Rousseff- The president of Brazil is such a confident leader who makes, us females proud by her policies. President Rousseff is really committed in investing more time in education policy. She has adopted and even broadened her predecessor’s strategy of extending access to education to the poor. In June 2011, as a sign of her commitment, the president launched an expansion of Bolsa Família through an initiative called Brazil Sem Miséria (Brazil Without Misery), which aims to eradicate poverty by 2014. The program increases the amount of the monthly stipends given to the poor through Bolsa Família, with the hopes of reaching 800,000 more families by the end of 2013.3 It also focuses