Enrique Méndez and Fernando Camacho
La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, p. 13
The Chamber of Deputies issued the declaration of constitutionality of the reform on substantive equality after receiving the approval vote of 21 state congresses.
With the reform, the State will be obliged to guarantee the enjoyment and exercise of the right to substantive equality of women, that every person has the right to live a life free of violence and defines that the payment of salaries will be made without taking into account sex, gender or nationality.
The declaration was made just six days after the plenary session of the Chamber approved the reform that, according to Morena, defines the bases of a new protection system for women supported by the Constitution, not subject to interpretations or changes of will of those in power.
They are changes to articles 4, 21, 41, 73, 116, 122 and 123 of the Constitution on substantive equality, gender perspective, women’s right to a life free of violence and eradication of the wage gap for reasons of gender.
The procedure was issued by the vice president of the board of directors, Dolores Padierna Luna (Morena), who reported that once the votes cast by the state legislatures were counted, the validity of the amendment was fulfilled.
This also provides that the appointment of officials will be governed by the principle of gender parity and state prosecutors’ offices are required to have specialized areas for investigating crimes related to gender violence in order to protect women’s right to a life. free of aggression.
