Women's groups push civic and infrastructure reforms in Chihuahua and Chiapas, Mexico

In Chihuahua, the Cabildo de Mujeres gathered 86 citizen proposals aimed at strengthening women's political participation in the municipality. The initiative, presented in February 2025, seeks to amend article 55 of the municipal participation regulation and has the backing of mayor Marco Bonilla, the city secretary and the city council. Women aged 18 to 65 – including students, teachers, mothers and civil‑society members – submitted ideas on public‑interest topics, and the council plans to adopt viable proposals and maintain ongoing engagement through workshops organized by the Municipal Institute for Women.

In Chiapas, the National College of Women in Civil Engineering (CONAMIC) has submitted recommendations to the state Congress to revise the Public Works Law. The proposals, drafted by women engineers, call for clearer technical rules, improved quality standards, accessibility and safety criteria, and greater female input in infrastructure planning. The effort responds to an 80 % infrastructure lag affecting more than 20 000 localities across the state, highlighting the growing role of women in technical decision‑making.

Both initiatives illustrate a broader movement to embed gender perspectives in local governance and public‑works policy across Mexican states.