In the contemporary economy, women’s economic autonomy has ceased to be a social agenda and has become a competitiveness factor. In Mexico City, this paradigm shift is supported by public policies and a growing business conviction to understand inclusion as a productivity and resilience strategy.
From this perspective, the economic independence of women is the basis of a model under a logic of equality, profitability and shared development, which takes concrete form through the Women’s Economic Autonomy Program, instructed by the Head of Government of the national capital, Clara Brugada.
The strategy, designed by the Women’s Secretariat headed by Daptnhe Cuevas and coordinated by María Elena Esparza, has managed to get private capital and public power to dialogue in a field previously closed to economic pragmatism: that of equality as an investment.
The diagnosis is conclusive. 57 percent of women have economic participation compared to 75 percent of men. Only one in three SMEs is led by women, and even fewer have access to formal financing or business support networks. If female participation equaled male participation, global GDP would increase by up to a quarter, according to World Bank estimates.
That economic horizon is what Mexico City seeks to materialize. The program is articulated in four axes: labor formalization, accessible financing, technical training and links with sorora companies, that is, companies that assume verifiable equity commitments.
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That vision is endorsed by the leadership of businesswomen such as Isabel Ortiz, president of the Mexican Association of Women Business Managers; Ada Irma Cruz, president of Canacope; Patricia González, president of the British Chamber of Commerce; Elena Palacios de Cervantes, head of the 2030 Agenda of the Business Coordinating Council, or Zaira Zepeda, president of UnlockedAI.
These are not symbolic endorsements, but verifiable commitments to job creation, mentoring and the adoption of equality policies in their organizations. The program sets a precedent. The presence of technical figures such as Rocío Lombera, Coordinator of International Affairs, and Manola Zabalza, Secretary of Economic Development, ensures an institutional vision that combines a gender perspective and economic rationality.
One of the great innovations of the capital model is the recognition of women’s historical lack of access to the banking system, so seed capital, microcredits and employment will be central to promoting autonomy.
The alliance between authorities, businesswomen and companies consolidates a network of institutional sisterhood that redefines the urban economy.
About the author:
Salvador Guerrero Chiprés is General Coordinator of the Command, Control, Computing, Communications and Citizen Contact Center (C5) of Mexico City.
www.c5.cdmx.gob.mx
Twitter: @C5_CDMX
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