On June 2, 2024, presidential elections will be held in Mexico, and, for the first time in Mexico’s history, there are tangible conditions to have its first female president.
For every additional 100 male voters, 110 additional female voters voted in the first four phases of the general elections, the study says
What you need to know:
A record number of women candidates are expected to run in June's local elections.
So far, 649 women have been selected or declared for the contests.
“If you want to know how civilized a culture is, look at how they treat its women.” - Bacha Khan
Why is it important to have more diverse women in spaces of power for democracy in Latin America? How does misinformation and online gender violence operate against them now that they are conquering political spaces?
Nearly half (47 percent) of women in local politics face threats and hate online, compared to 35 percent of their male colleagues.
Tanzania, in keeping with global political trends, reserves 30 percent of seats in parliament for women.