00:00 Seated in front of the chamber, Marcela Guerra chairs this session of the Mexican parliament.
00:07 For her, the time has come for women to lead the country.
00:12 Her job is to defend the constitution in a country where 10 women are murdered every
00:16 day.
00:18 She intends to do so from a feminist point of view.
00:23 Politics changes when women are involved in decision making and in Mexico politics is
00:27 changing because we've contributed so much and in particular with regards to violence,
00:32 gender-based violence and violence against women.
00:36 In 2019, full gender parity was enshrined in the Mexican constitution.
00:41 As a result, half of the top posts in the three branches of government must be held
00:45 by women.
00:47 This also applies to other bodies such as the National Electoral Institute, where Guadalupe
00:52 Tedi has become the first female president.
00:57 It's not insignificant that in a country like ours, where machismo is deeply rooted, more
01:03 and more women are taking part in the public life of our country.
01:12 Olga Sánchez Coderá was the first female magistrate in Mexico City and for many years
01:18 the only woman among the 11 members of the Supreme Court.
01:21 She was also the first female secretary of the interior.
01:26 Once I asked a minister, "Do you think that one day a woman will be president of the Supreme
01:31 Court?"
01:32 He said no.
01:33 I asked him why.
01:34 He said because we men don't like it when women lead us.
01:38 Sánchez, Coderá and Tedi are convinced that a female president will be a major turning
01:44 point.
01:45 However, more progress is yet to be made with women's rights in the country.
01:51 In Mexico, 95% of gender-based violence goes unpunished.
