Labor market gender gap index in Mexico 2023, by area

Mexico scored 0.60 in the economic participation and opportunity area of the gender gap index in 2023. This represents that women are 40 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. Moreover, the country scored 0.51 wage equality for similar work, which shows a gender gap of approximately 49 percent (women are 49 percent less likely than men to receive an equal wage for similar work). Regarding political empowerment, the gender gap totaled approximately 51 percent.