The senate, Supreme Court and the National Electoral Institute are led by women and the national Cabinet is 44 per cent female. Sheinbaum received approximately 60 percent of the vote, akin to the 60 per cent approval rating of her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Mexico is now the second biggest nation after Brazil to elect a female head of state (while other nations have had female leaders, this is not necessarily based on voter preference). Mexico has now aligned with Latin American counterparts including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, which have voted women to the highest office.

The 11-justice Supreme Court now includes four women and a female chief justice. In total, Mexico ranks fourth when it comes to female representation in parliaments throughout the world.

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