By Kary Vannice
With the seemingly endless talk of a border wall between the United States and Mexico and the current US administration’s dialogue about Mexico in general, it would seem that America is not too interested in anything that comes from “south of the border.” But last year’s statistics on Mexico’s international exports would suggest otherwise. Continue reading Hecho en México
“For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.”—Michelle Bachelet, head of UN Women, former president and defense minister of Chile, in The New York Times
Most people are astounded at the giant leap humanity has taken with regard to technology in the past 100 years. Equally astounding are the small steps we have taken on the status of women. Continue reading Editor’s Letter
By Kary Vannice
In 2018 there were more women in politics than ever before in recorded history. Women now hold 24% of all political offices globally. In 1998 that number was pushing 12%. So, women have come a long way, right? They doubled their representation on the political playing field in only 20 years. That should be cause for celebration. But what does it say about the world we live in that half of the population is female, but only a quarter of political leaders and policymakers are? Does it even matter? Are women in positions of power really making an impact and changing the way societies run? Continue reading The Changing Face of Politics
Scientist, activist, writer, politician: “We are not going to fail you!”
By Carole Reedy
It would be impossible to think of Claudia Sheinbaum without the image of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), Mexico’s new president, at her side. Sheinbaum and AMLO have traveled hand-in-hand on the road to change the government in Mexico since 2014, when Sheinbaum joined AMLO’s newly formed party, the National Regeneration Movement, better known as MORENA. Continue reading Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, New Mayor of Mexico City
By Marcia Chaiken and Jan Chaiken
Women who participated in the Mexican Revolution (about 1911 to 1920) have been memorialized in photos, paintings, films, plays, songs and pageants. Many of these media envision the women through a romantic lens. They are portrayed as attractive young patriots, dressed in scrupulously clean flouncy traditional dress, with hair in braids, and chests criss-crossed with bullet-holding bandoliers. Each holds a rifle upright ready to march to battle. The folksong, “La Adelita,” which was widely popular during the revolution and still is included in the national repertoire, is a corrido praising a brave beautiful woman who joined the army to be with her lover, a regimental sergeant. The song, like almost all these representations, was produced by men who by and large ignored the actual history of women caught up in the revolution. Continue reading Viva México! Women of the Mexican Revolution
By Brooke Gazer
Dr. Giovanne González was a physician who believed in doing charity work, both in his clinic and at various schools. When he announced his plan to run for Municipal President, often referred to as the “mayor” of Huatulco, eight years ago, his wife Reyna Olmeda was uncertain regarding her husband’s ambition. Up to that point he had no political experience, so it was understandable that she had some doubts. But he achieved his goal and took office in January of this year. At this juncture, Reyna’s life changed dramatically. Continue reading Meet the New President of DIF in Huatulco
By Julie Etra
When I first started looking into this 1950s beauty contest winner, model, and actress for this issue, I thought “Hmmm, not that interesting,” but The Eye publisher Jane Bauer explained that Christiane Martel, now 87, is a central cog in a wheel of Mexican culture and politics through her multiple family connections and friends. Continue reading Christiane Martel
By Kary Vannice
Every month Huaulco’s local Colectivo Tilcoatle sponsors a themed film series. This month (March 2019), the theme is “Springtime in Latin America.” Each Wednesday of the month, at 8:00 PM, one of the selected films is shown at the Colectivo’s center at 410 Chacah in La Crucecita. Continue reading Upcoming Films at Colectivo Tilcoatle
By Leigh Morrow
Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City’s first elected female mayor and the new face of female politics in Mexico (a profile of Sheinbaum appears elsewhere in this issue).
“What happened in Mexico City is the result of a movement during the last 20 years, led by feminists and women in politics,” said Ximena Andion, executive director of the Simone de Beauvoir Leadership Institute in Mexico City. Women now make up half of Mexico’s congress, but before you applaud, this is 15 years after gender quotas were introduced in Mexico. Continue reading Partial Progress
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