Claudia Sheinbaum has made history. On June 2, she became the first woman to be elected as president of Mexico. Nearly 36 million Mexicans cast their votes for Sheinbaum, more than double the number received by her closest rival and fellow woman candidate, Xóchitl Gálvez.
Over the past two decades, political reforms mandating gender parity in executive, legislative and judicial offices have strengthened women’s political representation in Mexico. These reforms paved the way for this historic election.
