nevertheless mexican women continue to face gender stereotyping discrimination and very high rates of violence the use of such data by the oecd is without prejudice to the status of the golan heights east jerusalem and israeli settlements in the west bank under the terms of international law yet the share of mexican women in the workforce remains among the lowest in the oecd the gender gap in labour force participation is very high and mexican women tend to have lowerquality jobs than their male counterparts the challenges common to the development process hit women particularly hard female workers are much more likely than male workers to hold informal jobs and many women live in poverty this includes a bird seye view of gender gaps in education the labour market and political life and discusses how attitudes and stereotypes while evolving still impede women s opportunities and empowerment