"Machismo in Mexico is so fucked up not even the president is safe, said Caterina Camastra, a professor and feminist, when I talked to her in Morelia, a city west of the Mexican capital this week. Succinct and to the point, it is a sentiment shared by many women in Mexico after watching the now viral video of a drunk man groping the country's first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, as she walked from the National Palace to the education ministry on Monday."
"Sheinbaum, who has pressed charges against the man, said much the same at her daily press briefing on Wednesday: If they do this to the president, what happens to all the other women in the country? Sheinbaum's unprecedented position has made this a teaching moment in a country where women have long complained that sexual harassment and assault on streets and public transport were too often normalised and not taken seriously."
A viral video shows a drunk man groping President Claudia Sheinbaum as she walked from the National Palace to the education ministry. Claudia Sheinbaum has pressed charges and questioned what the incident implies for the safety of other women in Mexico. Political opponents have alleged the assault was staged, while many women report that sexual violence is common and frequently normalized. The incident highlights the tension female politicians face between remaining accessible and protecting personal safety. Deep-rooted machismo and inadequate responses to street and transport harassment contribute to persistent gender-based vulnerability and impunity.
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