Ecuadorian prez selects another female Defense Minister

President Rafael Correa chose Lorena Escudero- a 41-year-old university professor with a doctorate in Latin American Studies- as Ecuador’s next Defense Minister. Escudero is set to replace Guadalupe Larriva who died along with her teenage daughter a week ago in a helicopter accident that is undergoing thorough investigation.

In the meantime, Reuters AlertNet looked at the effects of the recent trend of naming women as defense ministers in Latin American countries like Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia.

Update: President Correa fired the head of the army after partially blaming him for the crash that killed Larriva. (Link via Reuters AlertNet).

Links- TV New Zealand, VivirLatino, Xinhua, Reuters AlertNet

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Tags- Ecuador, international politics, women