Women and politics in Mexico and Brazil

Abstract

Despite advances in recognition of women’s rights, they are still victims of everyday violence. National and international regulations on gender equality and the promotion of female political participation had a low impact on the underrepresentation of this minority. Law produced without a share of citizenship lacks democratic legitimacy. Mexico and Brazil have a similar history of excluding women from the public sphere, but they currently have different strategies to overcome this democratic deficit. The article, with a descriptive methodology, presents the history and the present situation in both countries. We conclude that there are different ways to increase the representation of women in politics, but parity is a demand for justice.

Political empowerment of women and Human Development Index in the States of Mexico

“…Despite gender quotas adoption in political positions in Mexico, women's situation is unfavorable, making it necessary to advance for gender parity as a permanent measure (Corona-Nakamura and Salgado, 2020). Women still face institutional, structural and cultural barriers.…”