Current Situation on Gender-based Political Violence in Mexico: Stereotypes That Hinder Women’s Political Right to Access Public Office

Abstract

The current paradigm used by the bodies in charge of procuring and administering justice, in addition to lacking a vision of intersection of gender, reproduce stereotypes that perpetuate a patriarchal, misogynistic and role stagnant culture, diminishing and seriously affecting the political participation of the women as well as their effective access to positions of political representation. Therefore, the impact and transcendence in the line of investigation will be through the original forensic contribution that will provide epistemological tools for the solution of cases, combined with the rigorous study of the main theories that aid in the adoption of the transversal gender approach and human rights of women. of political gender violence against women based on gender intersectionality.

Its main contribution lies in the critical study of the model currently used by the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judicial Branch as well as the local Courts when they sanction conduct related to political gender violence. In principle, due to the absence of criminal offenses and administrative offenses in the legislation, but above all, due to the lack of an intersectional gender approach that evaluates evidence under a different model than the current one, more flexible and in accordance with the standards of International Law.