Assault on Mexico’s President Reignites National Question | Are Any Women Safe? | GRAVITAS

Mexico’s first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum, was groped by a man while interacting with citizens on the streets of Mexico City. The man has been arrested, and Sheinbaum has filed formal charges, calling it “a matter of women’s dignity and rights.” The shocking incident, caught on camera, has ignited nationwide fury in Mexico, where gender-based violence remains rampant. Activists say it exposes the everyday danger women face in a country still struggling with femicides and systemic machismo. “If this happens to a president,” Sheinbaum said, “then what happens to other women?”