Oaxaca Electoral Institute Holds Gender Inequality and Violence Conference

The Instituto Estatal Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana de Oaxaca (IEEPCO) organized a conference titled “Desigualdades y Violencia de Género” on Friday for its staff. The event, part of the institute’s gender‑equality and anti‑discrimination training program, aimed to give participants conceptual and practical tools to recognize and address various forms of gender‑based inequality and violence.

The conference was led by Nora Elizabeth García Cancino, director of the Municipal Women’s Office of Ciudad Ixtepec, who explained how stereotypes, gender roles and unequal power relations create discriminatory and violent conditions. Jessica Jazibe Hernández García, electoral councilor and president of IEEPCO’s Permanent Commission for Gender Equality and Non‑Discrimination, highlighted the importance of continuous training to improve sensitivity, responsibility and respect for human‑rights standards within the electoral body.

Other officials attending included councilors Gabriela Fernanda Espinoza Blancas and Manuel Cortés Muriedas, as well as executive secretary Freddie Aguilar Aguilar, underscoring the institute’s commitment to fostering a safe and gender‑responsive institutional environment.