Ranking: Mabel Bianco, the only Argentinian among the 100 most influential women in the world

"I receive this recognition very happy and honored, especially for the other women on the list, whom I know and admire a lotsaid Bianco, who is also celebrating 30 years as FEIM President this year.

The doctor said that when asked if he was interested in participating in the call to receive the award, he replied yes, although he "does not know how to get unfolded the procedure ". "They asked me to specify the area in which I work and what my expectations were, and I said that I had been fighting for decades for women's rights in general and more specifically for women's rights in general. of sexuality and procreation, "he said.

On his expectations, he said: "I want a future without unnecessary deaths of women.I hope we will reach a point where women from all over the planet will be able to live without gender violence and freely decide their lives, of their bodies and whether they want to be or not to be mothers without the risk of death ".

"This recognition is an incentive to continue working, so the best way to thank him is to continue my daily struggle," concluded Bianco.

The Mexican native actress Yalitza Aparicio is one of the distinguished Latin Americans. Ecuadorian María Fernanda Espinosa, President of the United Nations General Assembly; Francia Márquez, Colombian environmental activist, and Ida Vitale, Uruguayan poet.