men for the same job; Despite being 50% of the population in the country, we are less than 20% in political positions, in company directories, in national awards and general management; and it's not because all women want to be mothers". Political position On June 10, 2020, Sánchez accused Secretary of State Jaime Mañalich of having an "erratic" strategy to handle the coronavirus pandemic in Chile. On June 12, 2020, Sánchez, along with the parliamentarians Carmen Frei, Carmen Hertz, and Maya Fernández Allende, signed a public letter, questioning the deficient sanitary control that the second government of Sebastián Piñera has had during the health crisis, and demanded the immediate resignation of the Minister of Health, Jaime Mañalich. Awards Best television journalist Year 2014, by the Adolfo Ibáñez University. 2016's Raquel Correa Award, by the Association of Female Journalists in Chile. References External links Wikimedia Commons' category on Beatriz Sánchez Beatriz Sánchez on Twitter 1970 births Candidates for President of Chile Chilean journalists Chilean people of French descent People from Viña del Mar Living people 20th-century Chilean women 21st-century Chilean politicians 21st-century Chilean women politicians Chilean radio journalists Members of the Chilean Constitutional Convention University of Concepción alumni