Building a Democracy with a Gender Perspective: Mexico’s Judicial Path Toward Equality

Abstract

The construction of an inclusive and efficient democracy requires the fulfilment of conditions that provide opportunities in various areas and contexts. Among these opportunities, the right to vote, transparency, equality and gender parity stand out. For this, in Mexico, it has been necessary for electoral authorities to create guidelines at the national and local level. Similarly, new rules had to be created in order to achieve the constitutional mandate of gender parity. Because of this, significant challenges have emerged, given way to new court rulings that aimed to guarantee effective constitutional compliance with gender parity. This not only with the nomination of women as candidates, but also with specific considerations in order for women to take office and exercise their mandates. This chapter focuses on the transition and the path followed in order to secure gender parity. It also highlights some court rulings that have contributed to strengthening the construction of democracy with a gender perspective.