Dilma Rouseff Research Paper

Dilma Rouseff was elected as the Brazilian during the 2010 Presidential elections and assumed office on January 1st, 2011. She represents a historical landmark for Brazil, and all of female politics because she is the first female President of Brazil. Rouseff identifies with the Workers Party of Brazil, which is classified as a left-winged party. Dilma Rouseff has been repeatedly stated in Forbes most powerful women in the world, including the year 2015 (Forbes). She has been detrimental to women’s rights through a national and global scale with her representation of gender issues and issuing significant legislation to Brazil. Historically, President Dilma Rouseff has been actively involved in unconventional politics as most women are forced to do to gain political participation such as, political protests and social revolutionary ideas. During the early 1960’s, Rouseff participated in Marxist policies within various organizations and the National Liberation Command (Brooks). In 1970, Rouseff was arrested during a military police …show more content…
Rouseff is known for finding the Democratic Labor Party and was eventually hired as the Party’s advisor, thus beginning her conventional political career (Bertazzo). From 1985 to 1988, Rouseff served as the Municipal Secretary of the Treasury, during her time she was criticized by her male coworkers for not contributing enough for the Treasury (Bertazzo). She also served as both the State Secretary of Energy and the Minister of Energy (Bertazzo). Rouseff is no stranger to the dichotomy within gendered politics, she was repeatedly critiqued for her looks while her male opposes were not at all. During one of her presidential campaigns, Rouseff went through a total makeover to receive more voters including a new hairstyle, contact lenses instead of glasses, and even plastic surgery