Soledad Machaca

Soledad Machaca, 33, is a prominent Bolivian academic and advocate for indigenous rights, having risen from a background of poverty in an Aymara family to become the first in her family to earn a university degree. She currently serves as the academic director at a private university in La Paz and is an influential figure in discussions about gender and indigenous representation in Bolivian politics, criticizing the lack of genuine power for women in the political sphere under previous administrations.