This presentation was made by Alfonso ISAAC GAMBOA LOZANO, Mexico, at the Experts Meeting on Gender Budgeting held in Reykjaviik, Iceland, on 18-19 May 2017.

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May 2017
Gender Equality
Mexico

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Gender Equality
In the last decades, Mexico has been transformed to advance in Gender Equality.
The main actions implemented by the Federal Government are the following:
Mexico
1. Recognizes equality
between women and men
2. Promotes
affirmative actions
3. Accountable and
transparent
4. Evaluate
results

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1. Recognizes equality between women and men
Regulatory Framework
Article 1 of the Constitution:
Elevates to constitutional rank, the principles and
rights contained in the international treaties of
which Mexico participates.
20111974 2006 2007
Article 4 of the Constitution:
Established equality between men and women.
General Law for Equality between Women
and Men:
Tasks the federal government with the design and
implementation of gender equality policies.
General Law on Women´s Access to a Life Free
of Violence:
Design to strengthen co-ordination and co-operation
between federal and state authorities in response to
instances of violence against the women.
Mexico has an official government statement, in which recognizes
the equality between women and men.
Federal Government has made a series of reforms to narrow the gender gap currently present in public service:

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In 2011 the Planning Act was reformed and for the first time, the gender
perspective is included as a transversal axis in the elaboration of the NPD.
1. National Programme for Equality and Non-Discrimination. 2. Budget and Fiscal Responsibility Act.
In addition, the BFRA2, was reformed to consider gender perspective in:
1. Programmatic Structure.
2. The budget cycle, specifically in the Federal Expenditures Budget.
3. Performance Evaluation System indicators (PES).
Proigualdad1 2013-2018:
Integrates the gender perspective in all public
policies as part of a transversal strategy that
applies across all programmes, actions and
government politics.
6 Objectives
36 Strategies
314 Action lines
18 Indicators
National Programme for Equality
1. Recognizes equality between women and men

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Article 24: The Federal Government will promote equality between men
and women through incorporating the perspective of equality in the design,
development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes.
The gender perspective is incorporated in an annex to Mexico´s national
expenditure (Annex 13), that allocates funds to programmes aimed that
seek to promoting gender equality and women´s empowerment.
• Evaluation and Monitoring:
– Incorporate the gender perspective in the programme evaluation.
– Establish evaluation and monitoring methodologies.
• Equality between women
and men:
– Performance indicators
currently being used to
monitor the implementation
of gender equality.
• Beneficiaries:
– Identify and register the
targeted and attended
population.Secretariats
and Entities
obligations
2. Promotes Affirmative Actions
Federal Expenditure Budget

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1,002
1,102
1,254
1,330 1,372 1,406
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Mexico has a special temporary system, which promotes
affirmative actions in strategic programmes for equality between
women and men.
This year in Mexico, the Chamber of Deputies approved in the
Annex 131 MXN 27,425 million (USD 1,406 million) for equality
between Women and Men.
During this
Administration,
the gender budget
increased by
40%
in real terms.
Federal Expenditure Budget
2. Promotes Affirmative Actions
1. Expenditure for Equality between Women and Men.
Amounts expressed in millions of 2017 U.S. dollars

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Through this system, the Federal Government promotes three affirmative actions:
1. Promote equality between women and men.
2. Eradicate gender-based violence.
3. Eradicate gender-based discrimination.
Affirmative Actions 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total 21,493 24,444 25,942 26,756 27,425
Promote equality between women
and men.
17,665 21,425 23,683 24,357 25,528
Eradicate gender-based violence. 1,042 1,525 1,412 1,528 1,410
Eradicate gender-based
discrimination.
2,786 1,494 847 871 487
The expenditure for actions that promote the equality between
women and men grew by 44.5% while the gender-based violence budget
increased by 35.3% in real terms.
Federal Expenditure Budget
2. Promotes Affirmative Actions

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In this way, Mexico implements strategic programmes and projects that detonate
substantive equality.
883
989
1,053
1,105
1,151
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Transfer for Senior Adults.
Programme of Childcare Facilities
to Help Working Mothers.
National Scholarship Programme.
Incentives for Small-Scale
Producers.
Sexual, Reproductive and
Maternal Health.
Sustainable Financing for a Safe
and Adequate Habitat.
30.3%
2. Promotes Affirmative Actions
Strategic Programmes
Amounts expressed in millions of 2017 U.S. dollars

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2016 2017
The Federal Government reduces gender gaps through strengthening the
Agencies in Mexican states, which co-ordinate and drive gender policy at the
local level.
Amounts expressed in millions of 2017 U.S. dollars
In 2017 the expenditure for Mexican states was USD 104 million. Two of the main
programmes have 33.8% of its budget (USD 35 million):
The expenditure for Women´s Institutes in
Federal Entities increased by 5.3% in real terms.
Strengthening the
transversality of the
Gender Perspective.
Women´s Institutes in
Federal Entities
Programee. (PAIMEF)
Subsidies to Mexican States
2. Promotes Affirmative Actions

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Gender Units have been created in the Federal Public Administration to support
their Secretariats as they seek to incorporate the gender perspective into their fields
of work and promote the advancement of women in the public sector.
Gender UNits
Today, there are 27 Gender Units, which are more than
the target settled (25 units) to 2018.
It´s main activities are the following::
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26 26 27
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
4. Ensure inclusive language .
5. Follow and evaluate the
incorporation of gender perspective
6. Transparent and accountable.
1. Diagnose the working climate.
2. Design public policies.
3. Train in gender policies, equality
harassment and sexual harassment.
2. Promotes Affirmative Actions

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The systems that Mexico uses for accountability are:
The systems includes the following
information:
– Budget approved, modified and exercised.
– Budgetary Programmes, indicators and
quantitative information.
– Targeted and attained population, by sex.
– Indicators with descriptions of goals and
progress.
3. Accountable and Transparent
Systems
• Mexico systematically tracks allocations for gender equality and
also makes the budget information available to the public.
• It also has a gender institution (National Institute for Women)
that coordinates gender equality actions at the federal, state and
local levels.
1.Quarterly
Reports
2. Public
Account
(Yearly)

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The country evaluates, through a system, the public policies
focused on reducing the inequality gap between women and men.
Economy: With the “Temporary Employment Program”, the
government generates 98,458 formal jobs for women in marginal
communities.
Education: The National Scholarship Program awarded 16,040
scholarships for women in High school and 5,925 scholarships to
improve women´s access to formal employment.
4. Evaluate Results
Guideliness
National
Achievements
Mexico evaluates the results through the following systems:
1. Guidelines for monitoring programmes on equality between women and men1.
• Specific considerations: Matrix Indicator.
• Economic progress of the budgetary programmes.
2. Affirmative actions that secretariats of the Federal Public Administration report to
PROIGUALDAD.
For example:

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55%
36% 32%
23% 20% 15%
45%
64% 68%
77% 80% 85%
Up to 2,051 Up to 4,103 Up to 6,154 Up to 8,205 Up to 10,256 More than 10,256
Mujeres Hombres
Additional Information
Federal Government Structure
In Mexico the participation of women in the Public Administration, nowadays they
represent 53.4%, however, there are still two major challenges:
– Promote women's economic empowerment and leadership.
– Eliminate gender stereotypes.
In 2014, gender parity was promoted in the nomination of the parliamentary
candidatures: We are one of the OECD countries with the highest proportion of
women in the Federal Congress: Women hold 42% of seats in the Chamber of
Deputies and 34% in the Senate.
Distribution of earned income among men and women (monthly)
Amounts expressed in U.S. dollars

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44
52
58 59
50
38
48
43
66
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Deputy Director
General
Director Subdirector Head of Department Liaison Officer Administrative
(operative)
The Ministry of Finance, has encourage the participation of women in middle
and senior management. In 2016 they occupied 40% of these positions.
For example: In the present administration, the Policy and Budgetary
Control Unit has increased by 125% the participation of women in
senior management positions
Women (%)
Group 2012 2016 Var.
Administrative (operative) 59 56 -4
Middle Management 45 44 -1
Senior Management 22 50 125
Additional Information
Federal Government Structure

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Transversal Annex
15FUENTE: http://finanzaspublicas.hacienda.gob.mx/work/models/Finanzas_Publicas/docs/congreso/infotrim/2016/ivt/04afp/itanfp13_201604.pdf

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16FUENTE: http://finanzaspublicas.hacienda.gob.mx/es/Finanzas_Publicas/Informes_al_Congreso_de_la_Union
Transversal Annex:
By Secretariats and Mexican State

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17FUENTE: http://finanzaspublicas.hacienda.gob.mx/es/Finanzas_Publicas/Informes_al_Congreso_de_la_Union
Transversal Annex

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18FUENTE: http://finanzaspublicas.hacienda.gob.mx/es/Finanzas_Publicas/Informes_al_Congreso_de_la_Union
Transversal Annex

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19FUENTE: http://finanzaspublicas.hacienda.gob.mx/es/Finanzas_Publicas/Informes_al_Congreso_de_la_Union
Annex 13

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20FUENTE: http://finanzaspublicas.hacienda.gob.mx/es/Finanzas_Publicas/Informes_al_Congreso_de_la_Union
Affirmative Actions

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Subsecretaría de Egresos