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Gender inequality in Mexico refers to disparate freedoms in health, education, and economic and political abilities between men and women in Mexico. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] It has been diminishing throughout history, but continues to persist in many forms including the disparity in women's political representation and participation, the gender pay gap, and ...
Researcher Margarita Valdés noted that while there are few inequities imposed by law or policy in Mexico, gender inequalities perpetuated by social structures and Mexican cultural expectations limit the capabilities of Mexican women. [2] As of 2014, Mexico has the 16th highest female homicide rate in the world. [3]
It is believed by many economists that gender inequality results in economic ... 2021 1.02 Algeria: 2020 0.97 ... Mexico: 2020 1.02 Moldova: 2021 0.99 ...
2020 saw an increase in femicides; in the first seven months of 2020, reports suggested 2,000 femicides had occurred. Mexico is considered one of the countries with more femicides in Latin America and the world, among the most dangerous states is the State of Mexico, especially for one of its municipalities: Ecatepec, since in this state 84 murders were reported in the first months of the year.
When Mexico's governing party unveiled the winner of its poll to pick a Mexico City mayoral candidate, the result was clear - but the male victor quickly had to give way to female runner-up Clara ...
According to official figures from 2021, the latest available, there were 147,279 births among adolescents between 15 and 19 years old, and 3,019 among girls under 15. Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that national laws prohibiting abortions are unconstitutional and violate women’s rights, but further state-by-state legal work is ...
The country looks set to get its first female President, after Claudia Sheinbaum was chosen to be the ruling party's 2024 candidate.
Mexico has a long history of "gender rebels" [148] which according to archaeological, ethno-linguistic and historical studies of pre-contact include tribes of Albardaos, Aztec, Cipacingo, Itzá, Jaguaces, Maya, Pánuco, [149] Sinaloa, [150] Sonora, Tabasco, Tahus, Tlasca, and Yucatec peoples. [149]