Mexico - November 2024

On 15 November, executive-initiated constitutional amendments on gender equality were promulgated and entered into force the following day. The amendments include an acknowledgment of the State’s duty to ensure substantive gender equality, the inclusion of a gender perspective in public security, the creation of specialized prosecutors’ offices on gender-based violence at the state-level, as well as the implementation of the principle of gender parity in the appointment of heads of ministries at the state-level. Notably, the amendments establish the prohibition of a gender pay-gap. Congress will have to pass implementing legislation or amend existing laws to guarantee the newly codified rights and obligations within 90 days.

Sources: Presidencia de la República, Diario Oficial de la Federación