Vidal Correa, Fernanda
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Vidal Correa, Fernanda
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Vidal Correa, María Fernanda
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0000-0002-6633-2564
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DZE-2221-2022
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56366623100
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Item type:Publication, Women in Mexican Politics: A Study of Representation in a Renewed Federal and Democratic State(Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2017)This book offers an analysis of how women's participation is conducted in Mexico´s political sphere. Federalization and decentralization processes can have a significant impact on women's participation and discrimination. By questioning the form in which a democratic state is built (that is, the degree of (de)centralization) the book looks to a set of forms and processes affecting women's political life. A decentralized form of state-government implies three levels of government in which women (or any other group of people) can have active participation: central-federal government, state-regional-province government, and local (municipalities) government. This book offers an analysis of how gender discrimination operates in a different way in each of these levels of government and the corresponding political activity. Policies that fight against gender discrimination and promote women's participation, in both administration and political parties, do not always operate cooperatively, and often exist in contradiction with each other. © 2017 by Lexington Books. All rights reserved.. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Legislative Pathways for Tackling Violence against Women in Mexico(Routledge, 2025)Violence against women (VAW) remains an insidious global challenge, impacting millions of women annually. Federal legislation in Mexico has sought to combat this scourge. As stipulated by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), VAW constitutes a profound form of discrimination that severely impedes women's ability to enjoy their rights and freedoms on an equal footing with men. CEDAW mandates that states must undertake measures to prevent, address, eradicate, and ultimately eliminate this violence. In Mexico, the increased political representation of women has been instrumental in advancing legislative reforms aimed at protecting women's rights. Notably, the General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence (2007) was a landmark statute that recognized femicide violence and feminicide as distinct legal categories from its inception. ©The author ©Routledge. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Legislating gender justice: contrasting approaches to media and cyber violence in Mexico’s Congress(Bristol University Press, 2025-07-28)<jats:p>This study examines the legislative approaches of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies to gender stereotypes, media violence and cyber violence, focusing on the influence of deputy gender and political affiliation on legislative priorities and strategies. Analysing 43 bills introduced between 1997 and 2024, the research employs qualitative content analysis using NVivo software to explore legislative definitions, preventive strategies and punitive measures.</jats:p> <jats:p>The findings reveal that legislative efforts reflect broader feminist debates on the systemic versus individual nature of gendered violence. Female legislators, particularly from progressive parties like MORENA and PRD, emphasise the structural roots of media and cyber violence, advocating for reforms that integrate prevention through media regulation and education. Conversely, male deputies and conservative parties like PAN and PRI tend to frame these issues in terms of individual responsibility, focusing on punitive measures such as criminalisation and fines, often neglecting the systemic and cultural drivers of violence.</jats:p> <jats:p>The contrasting legislative approaches mirror feminist discussions surrounding the conceptualisation of violence and the balance between structural reform and accountability. While significant progress has been made in addressing technology-facilitated violence, challenges remain in achieving cohesive and effective legal frameworks that balance prevention, accountability and the dismantling of systemic gender inequalities.</jats:p> - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Are media covering while women are campaigning? A study of Mexican municipal elections(2022)Studies on media coverage have found that female nominees receive unequal treatment regarding their visibility and portrayal of their agendas. To assess how media cover women, municipal elections in Mexico are analysed. By focusing on municipal elections, this research advocate for the study of local phenomena and their discourses. The study questions whether women have received equal media exposure compared to men. The research analyses how women are portrayed and explores how print news media present stories about women and the narratives included in their stories. Findings suggest that female and male candidates are equally visible, but men are singled out more often as likely winners. News reports focus mostly on ‘male’ issues, but coverage does not focus disproportionally on female candidates’ personality traits. © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.17 1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Public Opinion Surveys and USA Foreign Policy Towards Latin America in the Second World War(2019)28 2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, La fortaleza de las candidaturas independientes y sus oportunidades de competencia frente a los partidos políticos en México(2019)This research aims to offer theoretical and empirical elements that contribute to the debate about independent candidates. The central argument is that although these types of nominations may be necessary for democratization in Mexico, the design of the electoral system continues to favour political parties. Based on the analysis of the 2014-2015 electoral process, this essay sustains that regulations do not compensate for institutional disadvantages independent candidates experience with respect to political parties. This essay examines regulations controlling access to the ballot and public funds. The study employs aggregated data, including nominations and final figures on federal and local councils, governorships and municipal presidencies. A descriptive method was followed with data collection from official sources and electoral archives. © 2019 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. All rights reserved.Scopus© Citations 6 41 2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Gender stereotypes and patronage practices in women’s careers: A study of the Mexican executive branch(2016-12-20)Feminist institutionalism seeks to include women as actors and to understand the interplay between gender and the functioning of political institutions. Elite theory looks to understand social interaction that an establishment can effectively dictate by virtue of their control over the resources and organisations. Framed theoretically by these conjoint ideas, this paper studies how gender stereotypes affect women’s political careers. The aim is to understand how informal institutions in combination with social gendered stereotypes produce and reproduce patriarchal political systems, including gendered elite power relations. The study of elites has reinforced the idea of the existence of a ruling class composed of a ruling elite and sub-elites. In this arrangement, where dominant groups are characterised by the accumulation of power in the sense of having the ability and resources needed to control decisions, rules and behaviours are producing and reproducing the necessary conditions for elites to work, organise and exist. Thus, institutions are structuring political life. Among these informal institutions, different practices have been set to advance a political career. Patronage as the support and privilege an organisation or individual bestows to another, has work within the Mexican political system as a key element responsible for social order. Working in parallel, gendered stereotypes continue influencing expectations about behaviours. Through semi-structured interviews, conducted between September 2013 and August 2015, this paper sustains that one of the major constraints to the advancement of women’s political careers in the Mexican executive branch lies in the elite’s employment of a patronage system that is based on social arrangements distorted by gender stereotypes. The objective is to understand the mechanisms affecting the advancement of women’s political careers within the Mexican executive branch. © 2016, © 2016 The Author(s).Scopus© Citations 5 35 2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Media coverage of campaigns : a multilevel study of mexican women running for office(2020)Previous studies on the United States and Latin America have demonstrated unequal media coverage of men and women during electoral campaigns. However, in Mexico, a country where women increasingly participate in politics, this has seldom been studied. This is worrisome when considering that, with gender stereotyping, the media can create new barriers for female candidates, affecting voters’ perceptions of women’s expertise and policy proposals. Through a comparative analysis, this research explores the role of the media when covering women running for office. It specifically studies coverage of executive-branch campaigns at the three levels of government. This is an important contribution to the literature as there are few studies of the Mexican context; specifically, this research examines the visibility, focus, traits, and issues covered in written media in order to explore, as well expand knowledge of, media biases and Mexican politics. Findings suggest that women running for positions with more power received different appraisal in printed media. Furthermore, male candidates received more coverage with the number of stories and headlines explicitly covering them higher than female candidates. This was most evident in municipal elections. At the same time, coverage of both female and male candidates shied away from personal traits or family matters. The media’s attention was on ‘male’ issues, where women were less competitive than men. Albeit with marginal differences, coverage of municipal elections was positive for women (where they won), compared with that of the across-the-board losses for female candidates running for governor. © 2020 Communication & Society.Scopus© Citations 8 7 1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Media coverage of women in politics: Mexican local politicians on campaign(2020-03-12)Press coverage of women was expected to increase with their greater political representation in Mexico. What characterises the coverage that print media has given to men and women running for office? Are there any differences in the coverage men and women received? Is the quality of this coverage better than the quantity? The media coverage of candidates running in Mexican local elections is analysed in this exploratory study in order to answer these questions. Attention is first given to visibility, as in the quantity of coverage received. Second, the type of coverage of men compared to women is studied. Third, the paper looks into the ways in which printed media covers stories about women and the issues highlighted in the stories. The findings were mixed. In general, female and male candidates are equally visible. Newspaper coverage does not vary in tone, however, male candidates focus only on ‘female’ issues when more women stand for election. © 2020, © 2020 Journal of International Communication.Scopus© Citations 4 39 2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Presidential Elections in Mexico: Media Coverage of the Josefina Vazquez Mota Campaign(2020-07-07)In 2012, the incumbent party nominated the first woman with a real chance of being elected president in Mexico. This was an historic moment, later described as a “haughtily hen” looking for a chance to win. The present study analyzed whether media coverage—by paying more attention to the candidate’s family and appearance, rather than policy issues—created opportunities for sexism and gendered stereotyping. The findings of this analysis were mixed. Male candidates received more media coverage, as the number of stories and headlines that covered them was higher. In contrast, coverage of the female candidate focused on stories about her polling position, highlighting her struggle to reach second place and the low probability of being elected. Nevertheless, coverage of personal traits was minimal. Moreover, only the female candidate (in her appeal to the electorate) made specific references to her sex. © 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.Scopus© Citations 5 19 2