Guerrero leader prioritizes women’s rights for state development
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Esthela Damián, a leader in the Mexican state of Guerrero, called for a stronger focus on women’s rights as central to the state’s future progress.
She believes ensuring safe and just environments for girls, young women, and adult women is essential for Guerrero’s development. Damián noted that historical gender inequality and structural violence have harmed communities in Guerrero, so she stressed the need for public policies that consider gender, universal healthcare, equitable education, and community support programs.
Damián connected the well-being of women to broader social issues. She explained that addressing problems like school dropout rates, unplanned pregnancies, and income inequality in both rural and urban areas will require local implementation of national initiatives. She also highlighted her alignment with President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s national model, which has constitutionally recognized substantive equality and created a Secretariat for Women to protect their rights nationwide.
Damián believes strengthening community support networks, building more public high schools, and creating productive projects for young women will help prevent violence and support the President’s vision for a Guerrero where no woman is left alone or unprotected.
