New Revolutionary Women's Party Will Defend Women's Political Rights Mexico News Daily
go to original March 14, 2017

Oaxaca women announce launch of new party (Noticias Voz)

Following in the footsteps of trailblazing Zapotec politician Eufrosina Cruz Mendoza, a group of Oaxaca women has banded together to create the first all-female political party in Mexico.

The main purpose of the Revolutionary Women’s Party (PMR) is to advocate for the right of women to enter politics, allowing them to run as candidates and hold public office, said president Guadalupe Díaz Pantoja.

Of the 3.5 million registered voters in the state 1.9 million are women, and it is they who “define change and who should rise to power.”

Despite several modifications and updates to state laws, Díaz said that politics in Oaxaca is still a machista, or sexist, affair, as only men are considered for the best positions and women are relegated to the background.

She said women no longer want to be considered as objects who can be manipulated for their votes. Instead, they want to “participate in politics, to vote and to rule without being stigmatized or discriminated against.”

“Political parties no longer belong to the people but to family elites, sects and political groups that only seek to enrich themselves,” she said.

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