Mexico's first woman president announces reforms to battle gender discrimination


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  • Friday, 04 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum holds her first press conference at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office this week as her country's first woman leader, announced a package of reforms on Thursday aimed at bolstering women's rights in a country with some of the world's highest levels of gender violence.

On her second full day in office, Sheinbaum said her government had proposed reforms that aim to articulate and broaden women's rights, including a constitutional guarantee of equal pay for equal work.

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