@cbsnews: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that she filed a complaint against a man who groped and tried to kiss her as she greeted members of the public, a day after a video of the incident went viral. Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first woman leader, said that the incident was a crime, adding that she, like other women in Mexico, have experienced similar situations previously. "If this happens to the president walking down the street, then what happens to other young women?” Sheinbaum said, adding that the man was very drunk. The incident underscores a wider problem for women in public life. According to Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography’s (INEGI) 2021 national survey, 70.1% of Mexican women aged 15 and older have experienced at least one form of violence, with 49.1% of those women reporting sexual violence. Mexico City’s mayor echoed Sheinbaum’s own campaign message about women’s representation, saying the event shows why “being the first woman president is not just symbolic — it’s a call to confront misogyny head-on.” #mexico #women #president

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Thursday 06 November 2025 19:02:05 GMT