Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president this weekend, with two front-runners competing to break the highest political glass ceiling in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality. "It's a huge change," said Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, a professor at George Mason University, in the United States. "A woman president will be an inspiration for women in every single sector of the economy, politics, society and culture," she told AFP. Another major challenge will be Mexico's complex relationship with the United States, particularly if former president Donald Trump is reelected in November, Shifter said. Having a woman president will not transform the lives of ordinary Mexican women overnight, Correa-Cabrera said.

Source: The Nation May 27, 2024 13:33 UTC