When #ClaudiaSheinbaum was elected as #Mexico’s 1st female president, many hoped that historic moment would represent the beginning of the end of the male-dominated, machismo culture that has long permeated Mexican society.

13 months later, Sheinbaum was groped on the street by a constituent, a stark reminder that—despite her efforts—Mexico [& the world] still has far to go in its attempts to ensure #equality & #safety for #women.

#SexualAssault #RapeCulture #misogyny
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“No more #ViolenceAgainstWomen,” #ClaudiaSheinbaum said in March. “No more femicide, no more beatings, no more abuse, no more violent words against Mexican women.”

In response to her #assault, Sheinbaum unveiled a new initiative against #SexualAbuse. The plan includes a push to make sexual abuse a punishable #crime in every state in #Mexico, education for prosecutors & judges on crimes against women, a public campaign to encourage women to report sexual abuse, & a streamlined process to do so.

Just how far is now the subject of a national conversation—set off by the #SexualAssault Tues—about the #harassment, #abuse & #violence #women still face in #Mexico. Online, on TV & in their homes, women expressed indignation that not even the president was safe & resignation that nothing would ever change.

#ClaudiaSheinbaum herself said on Wednesday what many were wondering, asking, “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”

“No more #ViolenceAgainstWomen,” #ClaudiaSheinbaum said in March. “No more femicide, no more beatings, no more abuse, no more violent words against Mexican women.”

In response to her #assault, Sheinbaum unveiled a new initiative against #SexualAbuse. The plan includes a push to make sexual abuse a punishable #crime in every state in #Mexico, education for prosecutors & judges on crimes against women, a public campaign to encourage women to report sexual abuse, & a streamlined process to do so.

#ClaudiaSheinbaum also forced all security & justice institutions to recognize that #gender can be a factor in a #crime. And she required every state to have a specialized prosecutor’s office for so-called #femicides, which #Mexico defines as #murders in which the authorities can prove a #woman was killed because of her gender.

#law #MaleSupremacy #ViolenceAgainstWomen

#ClaudiaSheinbaum created a new pension program for #women. She successfully pushed Congress to pass an amendment that now makes it unconstitutional to pay women less than men. And her admin has started to design an ambitious national system to care for children, older citizens & the disabled, with the intention of taking the burden off women who fall into caretaker roles.

#ClaudiaSheinbaum entered office promising to make the country safer & more equal for #women. Earlier this year, she said that her political movement was “the only one” that could improve #WomensRights in #Mexico. And from a #policy standpoint, she has made clear progress.

In the capital, where #SexualHarassment & #abuse are crimes, many #women said the #police would file a complaint only if a victim knew her abuser’s name. Going to the authorities was widely seen as a waste of time, they said; even if a complaint was filed, it would be unlikely to result in a full investigation or arrest, as it did in President Sheinbaum’s case.

#SexualAssault #RapeCulture #misogyny #MaleSupremacy #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ClaudiaSheinbaum

On the streets of #Mexico City this week, many #women could quickly recall frightening personal incidents—men following them on the street or groping them on a crowded train. Many said they did not believe they could count on the #police to pursue such cases, whether #SexualHarassment was a punishable #crime or not.

#SexualAssault #RapeCulture #misogyny #MaleSupremacy #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ClaudiaSheinbaum

For many #women in #Mexico, the #crime against the president, during which a man tried to kiss her & put his hands on her chest, was a sad fact of life. Mexico has a long history of machismo, a culture that teaches men they are entitled to control women, according to Mexican activists & female politicians, as well as a system of norms that reinforce #inequality & #violence.

#SexualAssault #RapeCulture #misogyny #MaleSupremacy #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ClaudiaSheinbaum

Just how far is now the subject of a national conversation—set off by the #SexualAssault Tues—about the #harassment, #abuse & #violence #women still face in #Mexico. Online, on TV & in their homes, women expressed indignation that not even the president was safe & resignation that nothing would ever change.

#ClaudiaSheinbaum herself said on Wednesday what many were wondering, asking, “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”

When #ClaudiaSheinbaum was elected as #Mexico’s 1st female president, many hoped that historic moment would represent the beginning of the end of the male-dominated, machismo culture that has long permeated Mexican society.

13 months later, Sheinbaum was groped on the street by a constituent, a stark reminder that—despite her efforts—Mexico [& the world] still has far to go in its attempts to ensure #equality & #safety for #women.

#SexualAssault #RapeCulture #misogyny
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/world/americas/mexico-sheinbaum-women-abuse.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

When #ClaudiaSheinbaum was elected as #Mexico’s 1st female president, many hoped that historic moment would represent the beginning of the end of the male-dominated, machismo culture that has long permeated Mexican society.

13 months later, Sheinbaum was groped on the street by a constituent, a stark reminder that—despite her efforts—Mexico [& the world] still has far to go in its attempts to ensure #equality & #safety for #women.

#SexualAssault #RapeCulture #misogyny
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/world/americas/mexico-sheinbaum-women-abuse.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare