Political scientist and lawyer. Professor at the Central Univ. of Venezuela and researcher at the Simón Bolívar Univ. (Colombia). Responsible for the Gender, Leadership and Participation line of the HILA Network.
Within the group that surreptitiously supported Maduro there are, unfortunately, several women leaders from whom clearer positions in favor of respect for human rights were expected.
Although the figures show a clear advantage of the opposition candidate, this is not enough to assure that he will be the eventual winner and that, if this trend continues, he will be proclaimed by the electoral body.
In addition to the problems she will have to face as any president, Claudia Sheinbaum will have to overcome additional obstacles due to the fact that she is a woman. However, there is no doubt that a new page in Mexico's political history begins.
Women who have achieved these positions have done so despite the persistence of gender roles and prejudices, based on the idea that public spaces for decision-making and the exercise of political power do not belong to them.
Recently, the international community has witnessed the violation of political rights in Venezuela during the process of registration of candidacies for the presidential election.
In Latin America there is still a long road ahead to achieve the desired parity, but women are still fighting; we continue leading, marching, demonstrating, participating, talking, agreeing and insisting that political spaces are spaces for women.
