In Mexico, the gender gap persists in high-ranking positions in the Federal Public Administration (APF), since only 22.7% of women are in charge of the public sphere.
He Federal Government National Censusl (CNGF) 2022 carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), indicated that of the 278 people who lead federal agencies, only 63 were women.
In contrast, 203 men were in charge of various institutions, which represented 73% of the population, while 4.3% did not specify their gender.
The directorates led by men were related to functions of indigenous affairs, physical culture and/or sport, public function, civil protection, protection and social security, and social reintegration.
The women worked mainly in areas related to Legal Affairs and Gender Equality and/or women’s rights.
Income and schooling
It is noteworthy that, during 2021, women directors of public institutions received a gross monthly income slightly higher than that of men; women earned 5,336 pesos more than the 138,427 pesos earned by men.
Regarding the education of people in leadership positions, the Census revealed that 49.2% of women had a bachelor’s degree, and 48.3% of men completed a university degree.
For their part, there were more women who remained from one to three years in charge of an institution, since 52.2% represented the male population and 66.7% the female population.
Regarding the personnel assigned to public institutions, the figure did not represent a great difference, since women occupied 50.6% of the positions, while the rest (49.4%) were men.
However, the percentage of women who reported a monthly salary that ranged between 5,000 and 10,000 pesos was higher than that of men: 29.6% of men earned that amount, while 42% of women earned the same amount.
