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Mexico & Nafta - October 2018

Despite gender parity, female politicians continue to face challenges

On 10 September, Dania Ravel, a member of Mexico’s national electoral council (INE), confirmed that 67 recently elected female politicians in Chiapas state (including members of the state congress as well as municipal councillors) had resigned their posts to be replaced by men. The case – which is known as the ‘Juanitas’ scandal – was widely condemned as it is believed that the women were coerced to resign. It illustrates that Mexican women still face significant challenges to participate in politics despite the unprecedented levels of gender parity that were achieved in the 1 July general election, not only at the federal level, but also at the state and local levels.

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