Next year's election in Mexico will be particularly important: for the first time in Mexico's history, two women will compete for the presidency of the country. The two candidates are Claudia Sheinbaum, from Morena party, the ruling party nowadays in Mexico with President Manuel López Obrador; and Xóchitl Gálvez, who was named last Sunday as candidate of a coalition of opposition parties led by the conservative National Action Party, or PAN. Sheinbaum leads the race for the presidency with 44% support, while Gálvez would get 27%. They say that Gálvez could result a challenge for the actual party as she is a senator with humble origins with a message of change and unity. She stated that she will push for equal pay for men and women. In the other hand, Claudia Sheinbaum is an environmental scientist who emphasizes how much women have progressed and defends a culture in which women and men are equal.
Two women running for president may encourage millions of Mexican women to break down barriers in a nation where violence against women is a real problem. The continuous fight against feminicides in Mexico emphasizes the necessity for organized measures to safeguard the rights and lives of women and girls, guaranteeing that they may live without being constantly in danger of violence.
Written by Paula Guerrero
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