Women as Builders of Parity Democracy in Mexico

When Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico's 66th president and its first female leader, political analysts focused their research on the potential impact of her presidency on the advancement of social transformation and the deepening of gender equality.

Featuring chapters from highly respected researchers, whose work has been critical to promoting gender parity in Mexico, Women as Constructors of Parity Democracy in Mexico chronicles the evolution of women's integration into Mexico’s public sphere during the nation’s democratic transition, scrutinizing the tangible impacts of women's political representation within the initial years of the parity model, while dissecting the political currents that either advanced or impeded the women's agenda. The book is divided into three parts and consists of nine chapters that follow a common framework, highlighting how women politicians and activists operate within the legislative and executive branchs to bring about change in the field of gender politics.

Women as Builders of Parity Democracy in Mexico will be of interest to researchers and postgraduates studying gender and politics in Mexico.

Adriana del Rosario Báez Carlos is Academic and National Researcher Level 1 of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and Academic Secretary of the Division of Professional Studies. She has served as Director of Gender Studies of the Civil Association Parliamentary Bureau. She has also served as Academic Secretary of the Center for Political Studies of the Faculty of Sciences Political and Social Affairs of UNAM (2014−2020), as District Electoral Advisor in the 2017–2018 and 2020–2021 processes and in the 2022 Mandate Revocation process.

Adriana Ortiz-Ortega is Deputy Director of Gender, Diversity and Inclusion at the National Autonomous Mexican Technological Institute (ITAM). She is a member of the National Researcher System since 2001 in the area of gender and political science. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, UNAM, the Network of Latin American Women Political Scientists and Mujeres en Plural. She received the Soros award in 2003 and the Promep recognition from the National Ministry of Education in 2006.

Sergio A. Bárcena Juárez is Full-Time Professor and Researcher at Tec de Monterrey, specializing in legislative politics and civic innovation. He has been a member of the National Researchers System (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores) since 2017. In 2018, he founded Buró Parlamentario, a civictech organization focused on enhancing parliamentary transparency and citizen engagement.

Lorena Vázquez Correa is Legislative Researcher at the Belisario Domínguez Institute of the Senate of the Republic in Mexico. She holds a PhD in Law from the Legal Research Institute of National Autonomous University of Mexico (IIJUNAM). Her research focuses on women’s political representation, political violence, and affirmative action.