Abstract

MOCTEZUMA NAVARRO, David; NARRO ROBLES, José  and  OROZCO HERNANDEZ, Lourdes. Women in Mexico: Inequality, Poverty and Violence. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2014, vol.59, n.220, pp.117-146. ISSN 0185-1918.

This article explores the main problems that Mexican women endure, especially those which arise from the inequality that they face in numerous social milieus. Despite the undeniable progress that has been made with respect to women's rights and equal opportunities, full gender equality still seems like a distant ideal for Mexico. There have even been important setbacks, such as access to healthcare, legislation that has been enacted that does not respect women's decisions over their bodies, or in the persistence of various forms of violence that they bear. Tis article will begin by exploring the advancement in rights which women have achieved, in order to later describe the problems that Mexican women still face in terms of work, health, social security, education, poverty, politics, and the violence which they still encounter.

Keywords : inequality; discrimination; violence against women; gender equality; female demographic indicators; women's political participation.

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